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REVISED  ORDINANCES 


OF    THE 


CITY  OF  HARTFORD 


INCLUDING  ALL  AMENDMENTS  TO  THE  CHARTER  AND  ALL  ORDINANCES 
IN  FORCE  OCTOBER  1,   1907,   WITH   AN  APPENDIX  CON- 
TAINING ALL  ORDINANCES  ENACTED  FROM 
OCTOBER  1,  1907,  TO  MAY  1,  1908 


PUBLISHED  BY  AUTHORITY  OF  THE  CITY 

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HARTFORD 

The'|_Case,   Lockwood  &  Brain ard  Company 

1908 


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INTRODUCTION. 


This  publication  comprises  the  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Hart- 
iord  revised  to  October  1st,  1907.  The  revision  of  the  ordinances 
is  official.  The  charter  is  not  official  and  is  a  compilation  made 
originally  in  1906  by  Arthur  L.  Shipman,  corporation  counsel  of 
the  city  at  that  date,  and  subsequently  brought  to  date  with  the 
assistance  of  Lawrence  A.  Howard  and  James  W.  Knox  of  the 
Hartford  Bar.  This  volume  i&  published  under  the  authority  of 
the  Court  of  Common  Council  of  the  City. 

The  compilers  trust  that,  for  practical  purposes,  this  publica- 
tion will  be  found  far  more  convenient  than  reference  to  previous 
revisions,  fragmentary  pamphlets  containing  the  ordinances  and 
the  various  volumes  of  special  laws. 

It  cannot  be  expected  that  this  publication  is  entirely  free  of 
errors  and  omissions.  The  work,  however,  has  been  carefully  done, 
and  it  is  hoped  that  the  volume  is  as  free  from  defects  as  are  most 
works  of  like  character.  The  new  arrangement  of  sections,  with 
head  notes  or  catch-words  attached  thereto,  the  compilers  feel  sure 
will  be  regarded  as  an  improvement  over  previous  arrangements 
of  the  charter  and  ordinances. 

Hartford,  June  1st,  1908. 


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CHAPTEK  I. 
BOUNDARIES  AND  WARDS. 

§  1.     Boundaries.     The  territorial  limits  of  the  body  politic    gg.^Rie. 
and  corporate  heretofore  existing  under  the  name  of  "  The  Mayor. 
Aldermen  and  Common  Council,  and  Freemen,  of  the  City  of  Hart- 
ford," shall  hereafter  be  the  following,  vi-z. :   The  territorial  limits 
of  the  town  of  Hartford  with  Keney  Park  addition. 

Original  Boundaries— 1784,  Vol.  1,  S.  L.  p.  368. 
Boundaries  extended,  1853,  Vol.  3,      "       p.  392. 

1859,  Vol.  5,   "   p.  316. 

1871,  Vol.  7,   "   p.  136. 

1873,  Vol.  7,   "   p.  620. 

1881,  Vol.  9,   "   p.  245. 

§  2.    Keney  park  addition.    All  that  part  of  the  town  ^^ s.^hti. 

of  Windsor  embraced  within  the  following  described  lines,  viz.: 
Beginning  at  a  stone  bound  at  the  intersection  of  the  southerly  line 
of  lands  of  the  trustees  under  the  last  will  of  Henry  Keney  with  the 
westerly  line  of  Windsor  avenue,  being  the  southeast  comer  of 
lands  formerly  belonging  to  Wellington  Deming;  thence  in  said 
westerly  line  of  Windsor  avenue,  north  eighteen  degrees  forty-two 
minutes  thirty  seconds  east,  one  hundred  and  twenty-one  and 
seventy-two  one-hundredths  feet;  thence  in  said  westerly  line 
north  five  degrees  thirty-eight  minutes  east,  one  hundred  and  forty- 
two  and  forty  one-hundredths  feet;  thence  in  said  westerly  line, 
north  one  degree  twenty-eight  minutes  thirty  seconds  west,  three 
hundred  and  eighty-three  feet  to  a  stone  bound  at  the  intersection 
of  the  northerly  line  of  lands  of  said  trustees  with  the  westerly  line 
of  Windsor  avenue,  or  howsoever  the  said  westerly  line  of  Windsor 
avenue  may  hereafter  be  found  to  be,  the  westerly  line  herein  de- 
scribed being  the  apparent  line  as  determined  by  fences  and  other 
data ;  thence  south  eighty-seven  degrees  twelve  minutes  thirty  sec- 
onds west,  seven  thousand  five  hundred  and  thirty-eight  and  twenty- 
six  one-hundredths  feet  to  a  stone  in  the  boundary   line   between 


^  BOljif'DARIES  AND  WARDS. 

Windsor  and  Bloomfield,  being  the  northwest  corner  of  lands  of  said 
trustees ;  thence  in  said  boundary  line,  south  seven  degrees  twenty- 
four  minutes  thirty  seconds  west,  nine  hundred  and  forty-two  and 
fifty-nine  one-hundredths  feet  to  a  brownstone  bowlder,  said  stone 
being  the  corner-stone  between  Bloomfield  and  Windsor,  and  in 
boundary  line  between  Windsor  and  Hartford;  thence  in  said 
boundary  line  between  Windsor  and  Hartford,  south  eighty-three 
degrees  thirty-four  minutes  east,  six  thousand  two  hundred  and 
fifty-five  and  thirty-three  one-hundredths  feet  to  the  intersection  of 
said  boundary  line  with  the  easterly  line  of  lands  of  said  trustees; 
thence  in  said  easterly  line,  north  twenty  degrees  thirteen  minutes 
east,  four  hundred  and  nine  and  ninety-two  one-hundredths  feet  to 
a  stone  bound;  thence  in  said  easterly  line,  north  nineteen  degrees 
forty-four  minutes  east,  five  hundred  and  nineteen  and  sixty-four 
one-hundredths  feet  to  a  stone  bound,  which  is  the  southwest  corner 
of  land  of  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Marsh ;  thence  in  said  easterly  line,  north 
three  degrees  fifty-five  minutes  thirty  seconds  east,  four  hundred 
and  sixty  and  seventy-two  one-hundredths  feet  to  a  stone  bound, 
which  is  the  northwest  corner  of  lands  of  Mrs.  Mary  A.  ^larsh ; 
,.    '  thence  north  eighty-eight  degrees  forty  minutes  thirty  seconds  east, 

in  the  southerly  boundary  line  of  lands  of  said  trustees,  seven  hun- 
dred and  ninety-six  and  fifty  one-hundredths  feet  to  a  stone  bound ; 
thence  in  said  southerly  line,  south  seventy-three  degrees  twenty- 
nine  minutes  thirty  seconds  east,  two  hundred  and  forty-seven  and 
seventy-one  one-hundredths  feet  to  the  point  of  beginning,  contain- 
ing two  hundred  and  twenty-two  and  eighty-eight  one-hundredths 
acres,  more  or  less,  is  hereby  annexed  to,  incorporated  with,  and 
made  part  of  the  Town  of  Hartford;  conditioned  that  the  same 
is  to  become  a  part  of  and  to  be  used  only  as  a  part  of  the  Keney 
Park,  to  be  established  and  maintained  as  provided  by  the  terms  of 
Henry  Keney's  will. 

5sSi7.  §  3-     General  powers  of  city.     All  the  inhabitants  of  the 

state  of  Connecticut,  being  electors  tliereof,  dwelling  within  said 
limits,  shall  continue  forever  hereafter,  to  be  a  body  politic  and  cor- 
porate, in  fact  and  in  name,  by  the  name  of  "  The  City  of  Hart- 
ford '' ;  and  by  that  name  they  and  their  successors  shall  and 
may  have  perpetual  succession,  and  be  persons  in  law,  capable  of  su- 
ing and  being  sued,  pleading  and  being  impleaded,  in  all  suits  of 


BOUNDARIES  AND  WARDS. 

what  nature  soever;  and  also  to  purchase,  hold,  and  convey  any 
estate,  real  and  personal;  and  may  have  a  common  seal,  and  may 
change  and  alter  the  same  at  pleasure ;  and  shall  be  electors  of  said 
city ;  and  by  virtue  of  this  act,  shall  become  and  be  absolutely  vested 
with,  possess,  and  enjoy,  all  the  lands,  tenements,  hereditaments, 
property  and  rights,  choses  in  action,  and  estate  whatsoever,  which 
since  the  time  of  the  original  incorporation  of  said  city  have  be- 
come vested  in  the  inhabitants  of  said  city  in  their  corporate  capa- 
city, and  which  in  that  capacity  are  still  vested  in  and  belong  to  said 
inhabitants,  that  is  to  say,  in  the  said  city ;  and  said  city  shall  have 
jurisdiction  in  civil  and  commercial  matters  on  the  Connecticut 
river  opposite  the  town  of  Hartford;  and  the  marshal  and  deputy 
marshals  of  said  city  shall  have  authority  to  execute  legal  process  on 
said  river  opposite  said  town;  it  being  provided^  that  said  city  shall 
in  no  manner  regulate  or  interfere  with  the  navigation  thereof,  or 
impose  any  tax,  toll,  or  duty,  on  the  commerce  upon  said  river. 

§  4.    Limitations  on  corporate  powers.    No  tax  exceed-  ^^gisos. 

ing  six  mills  on  a  dollar  of  the  grand  list  shall  be  laid  or  levied 
by  said  city  of  Hartford  upon  any  land  within  its  limits  unless 
said  land  has  an  assessed  value  of  at  least  six  hundred  dollars  per 
acre ;  no  tax  exceeding  said  rate  shall  be  laid  or  levied  upon  any  land 
or  the  buildings  thereon  which  was  added  to  the  limits  of  the  city  of 
Hartford  by  resolutions  of  the  general  assembly,  approved  July 
ninth,  1873,  and  April  fourteenth,  1881,  so  long  as  said  land  has  an 
assessed  value  not  exceeding  six  hundred  dollars  per  acre  exclusive 
of  the  buildings  thereon,  and  all  farming  produce,  and  all  stock  used 
in  farming,  and  all  implements  of  husbandry  belonging  to  persons  " 
residing  on  said  territory  so  added,  so  long  as  they  shall  continue  to 
reside  thereon,  shall  be  exempt  in  the  same  manner  and  to  the  same 
extent ;  provided,  that  this  resolution  shall  not  be  so  construed  as  to 
exempt  from  liability  any  property  invested  in  business  outside  of 
said  added  territory ;  no  tax  exceeding  six  mills  on  a  dollar  of  the 
grand  list  shall  be  laid  or  levied  by  said  city  upon  those  meadow 
lands  included  in  the  addition  made  to  said  city  by  the  act  of  the 
general  assembly  approved  July  twenty-sixth,  1871,  lying  on  the 
east  side  of  Wethersfield  avenue  and  not  protected  by  a  dyke;  or 
upon  that  tract  of  land  known  as  Hartford  north  meadows,  the 
boundaries  of  which  were  established  by  a  decree  of  the  superior 


BOUNDARIES  AND  WARDS. 

court  for  Hartford  county,  passed  at  its  March  term,  1868,  upon 
the  petition  of  Henry  Drake  and  Samuel  Mather,  so  long  as  the 
same  shall  remain  a  common  field,  and  the  roads  thereon  shall  be 
kept  and  maintained  by  the  proprietors  of  said  meadows.  All  other 
lands  within  the  limits  of  said  city  subject  to  taxation  shall  be  liable 
to  pay  such  tax  as  shall  be  levied  thereon  upon  the  grand  list  of  said 
city. 

1881.  §  5.     Idem.     The  said  city  of  Hartford  shall  not  have  power 

■  ■  to  order  to  be  made  any  new  street,  sewer,  curb,  gutter,  sidewalk,  or 
other  public  improvements  of  any  kind,  within  or  upon  the  territory 
added  to  the  limits  of  said  city  by  resolution,  approved  April  14, 
1881,  except  upon  the  written"  application  of  not  less  than  twenty- 
five  real  estate  owners  residing  and  owning  land  within  the  terri- 
tory so  added  to  the  limits  of  said  city. 

9s.^i!^246.  §  6-     Idem.    The  ordinance  of  said  city  relating  to  building 

lines  and  to  building  permits  shall  not  be  applicable  to  the  territory 
so  added  to  said  city  while  said  territory  shall  be  used  for  farming 
purposes. 


12  S.  L.  504. 


§  7.  Wards.  The  city  of  Hartford  shall  be  and  it  is  hereby 
divided  into  ten  wards,  as  follows : 

First  Ward. 

Beginning  at  a  point  on  Main  street,  opposite  the  center  of 
Charter  Oak  street,  thence  running  easterly  through  the  center  of 
Charter  Oak  street  to  the  Connecticut  river,  thence  northerly  along 
the  west  bank  of  the  Connecticut  river  to  a  point  opposite  the  center 
of  Talcott  street,  thence  westerly  through  the  center  of  Talcott 
street  to  the  center  of  Main  street,  thence  southerly  through  the 
center  of  Main  street  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Seooio)  Ward. 
Beginning  at  a  point  in  the  center  of  Main  street  opposite  Tal- 
cott street,  thence  running  easterly  through  the  center  of  Talcott 
street  to  the  Connecticut  river,  thence  northerly  by  the  Connecticut 
river  to  the  city  line,  thence  westerly  by  the  northern  boundary  line 
of  the  city  to  a  point  where  the  New  York,  New  Haven  and  Hart- 
ford railroad  crosses,  thence  southerly  along  the  center  of  the  track 


BOUNDARIES  AND  WARDS. 

of  the  New  York,  New  Haven  and  Hartford  railroad  to  the  center 
of  Canton  street,  thence  westerly  through  the  center  of  Canton  street 
to  the  center  of  Main  street,  thence  southerly  through  the  center  of 
Main  street  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Third  Ward. 

Beginning  at  a  point  on  Main  street  opposite  Canton  street, 
thence  running  easterly  through  the  center  of  Canton  street  to  the 
center  of  the  track  of  the  New  York,  New  Haven  and  Hartford 
railroad,  thence  northerly  along  the  center  of  the  track  of  the  New 
York,  New  Haven  and  Hartford  railroad  to  the  northern  boundary 
line  of  the  city,  thence  westerly  by  the  northern  boundary  line  of 
the  city  to  a  point  opposite  the  center  of  Vine  street,  thence  south- 
erly in  a  straight  line  coincident  with  Vine  street  produced,  to  the 
center  of  Vine  street,  thence  southerly  through  the  center  of  Vine 
street  to  the  center  of  Albany  avenue,  thence  easterly  through  the 
center  of  Albany  avenue  to  the  center  of  Belden  street,  thence 
easterly  through  the  center  of  Belden  street  to  the  center  of  Main 
street,  thence  northerly  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Fourth  Ward. 

Beginning  at  a  point  on  Little  river,  opposite  the  center  of 
Union  place,  thence  running  northerly  through  the  center  of  Union 
place  to  the  center  of  Church  street,  thence  easterly  through  the 
center  of  Church  street  to  the  center  of  High  street,  thence  north- 
erly through  the  center  of  High  street  to  the  center  of  Main  street, 
thence  northerly  through  the  center  of  Main  street  to  the  center  of 
Belden  street,  thence  westerly  through  the  center  of  Belden  street  to 
the  center  of  Albany  avenue,  thence  westerly  through  the  center  of 
Albany  avenue  to  the  center  of  Vine  street,  thence  northerly  through 
the  center  of  Vine  street  to  Holcomb  street,  thence  northerly 
in  a  straight  line  coincident  with  Vine  street  produced,  to  the 
northern  boundary  line  of  the  city,  thence  westerly  on  the  north- 
ern boundary  line  of  the  city  to  the  western  boundary  line  of  the 
city,  thence  southerly  on  the  western  boundary  line  of  the  city  to 
the  center  of  Asylum  avenue,  thence  easterly  through  the  center  of 
Asylum  avenue  to  the  center  of  Woodland  street,  thence  northerly 
through  the  center  of  Woodland  street  to  the  center  of  Collins 


BOUNDAKIES  AND  WARDS. 

street,  thence  easterly  through  the  center  of  Collins  street  to  the 
center  of  Garden  street,  thence  southerly  through  the  center  of 
Garden  street  to  the  center  of  Asylum  street,  thence  easterly 
through  the  center  of  Asylum  street  to  the  center  of  Union  place, 
thence  southerly  in  a  straight  line  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Fifth  Ward. 

Beginning  at  a  point  on  Main  street,  opposite  Mulberry  street, 
thence  running  westerly  through  the  center  of  Mulberry  street  to 
the  center  of  Little  river,  thence  westerly  by  the  Little  river  to  a 
point  opposite  the  center  of  Union  place,  thence  northerly  through 
the  center  of  Union  place  to  the  center  of  Church  street,  thence 
easterly  through  the  center  of  Church  street  to  the  center  of  High 
street,  thence  northerly  through  the  center  of  High  street  to  the 
center  of  Main  street,  thence  southerly  through  the  center  of  Main 
street  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

i 
Sixth  Ward. 

Beginning  at  a  point  on  Main  street,  opposite  Mulberry  street, 
thence  westerly  through  the  center  of  Mulberry  street  to  the  center 
of  Little  river,  thence  westerly  by  the  center  of  Little  river  to 
a  point  opposite  the  center  of  Hungerford  street,  thence  southerly 
through  the  center  of  Hungerford  street  to  the  center  of  Park  street, 
thence  easterly  through  the  center  of  Park  street  to  the  center  of 
Main  street,  thence  northerly  through  the  center  of  Main  street  to 
the  place  of  beginning. 

Seventh  Ward. 

Beginning  at  a  point  on  Main  street,  opposite  the  center  of 
Charter  Oak  street,  thence  easterly  through  the  center  of  Charter 
Oak  street  to  the  Connecticut  river,  thence  southerly  by  the  Connec- 
ticut river  to  the  southern  boundary  line  of  the  city,  thence  westerly 
by  the  southern  boundary  line  of  the  city  to  the  center  of  Maple 
avenue,  thence  northerly  through  the  center  of  Maple  avenue  to  the 
center  of  Webster  street,  thence  northerly  through  the  center  of 
Webster  street  to  the  center  of  Washington  street,  thence  northerly 
through  the  center  of  Washington  street  to  the  center  of  Park  street, 
thence  easterly  through  the  center  of  Park  street  to  the  center  of 


BOUNDARIES  AND  WAEDS. 

Main  street,  thence  northerly  through  the  center  of  Main  street  to 
the  place  of  beginning. 

Eighth  Ward. 

Beginning  at  a  point  on  Park  street,  opposite  the  center  of 
Washington  street,  thence  southerly  through  the  center  of  Wash- 
ington street  to  the  center  of  Webster  street,  thence  southerly 
through  the  center  of  Webster  street  to  the  center  of  Maple  avenue, 
thence  southerly  through  the  center  of  Maple  avenue  to  the  southern 
boundary  line  of  the  city,  thence  westerly  by  the  southern  boundary 
line  of  the  city  to  the  western  boundary  line  of  the  city,  thence 
northerly  by  the  western  boundary  line  of  the  city  to  a  point  where 
the  New  York,  New  Haven  and  Hartford  railroad  crosses,  thence 
northerly  along  the  center  of  the  track  of  the  New  York,  New 
Haven  and  Hartford  railroad  to  the  center  of  Park  street,  thence 
easterly  through  the  center  of  Park  street  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Ninth  Ward. 

Beginning  at  a  point  on  Little  river,  opposite  the  center  of 
Union  place,  thence  running  northerly  to  the  center  of  Asylum 
street,  thence  westerly  through  the  center  of  Asylum  street  to  the 
center  of  Garden  street,  thence  northerly  through  the  center  of 
Garden  street  to  the  center  of  Collins  street,  thence  westerly  through 
the  center  of  Collins  street  to  the  center  of  Sigoumey  street,  thence 
southerly  through  the  center  of  Sigourney  street  to  the  Little  river, 
thence  southerly  in  a  straight  line  coincident  with  Sigourney  street 
produced,  to  the  center  of  Park  street,  thence  easterly  through  the 
center  of  Park  street  to  the  center  of  Hungerford  street,  thence 
northerly  through  the  center  of  Hungerford  street  to  the  Little 
river,  thence  easterly  along  the  center  of  Little  river  to  the  place  of 
beginning. 

Tenth  Ward. 

Beginning  at  a  point  on  Sigourney  street,  opposite  the  center 
of  Collins  street,  thence  running  westerly  through  the  center  of 
Collins  street  to  the  center  of  Woodland  street,  thence  southerly 
through  the  center  of  Woodland  street  to  the  center  of  Asylum  ave- 
nue, thence  westerly  through  the  center  of  Asylum  avenue  to  the 


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BOUNDARIES  AND  WARDS. 

western  boundary  line  of  the  city,  thence  southerly  along  the 
western  boundary  line  of  the  city  to  a  point  where  the  New  York 
New  Haven  and  Hartford  railroad  crosses,  thence  northerly  through 
the  center  of  the  New  York,  New  Haven  and  Hartford  railroad 
track  to  the  center  of  Park  street,  thence  easterly  through  the  center 
of  Park  street  to  a  point  opposite  the  center  of  Sigourney  street, 
thence  northerly  in  a  straight  line  coincident  with  Sigourney  street 
produced,  to  the  center  of  Sigourney  street,  thence  northerly 
through  the  center  of  Sigourney  street  to  the  place  of  beginning. 


ELECTIONS  AND  ELECTORS     MEETINGS. 


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CHAPTER  2. 
ELECTIONS  AND  ELECTORS  MEETINGS. 
§  8.    Date  of  annual  meetings,  and  city  officers.    The   ^^^i^^ 

date  of  the  annual  meetings  of  the  town  and  of  the  city  of  Hartford 
shall  be  the  Jfirst  Tuesday  of  April  in  each  and  every  year,  beginning 
in  April,  1906.  Annual  meetings  shall  be  held  in  wards,  and  at 
such  annual  meetings  there  shall  be  chosen  by  said  city  by  a  plural- 
ity of  votes,  a  mayor,  a  city  marshal,  a  clerk,  a  treasurer,  a  col- 
lector and  a  controller. 


14  s.  L. 

1859. 
5  S.  L.  318. 


5  S.  L.  318. 


§  9.  Terms  of  office.  The  mayor  and  city  marshal  shall  ^^i^a 
hold  their  respective  offices  for  two  years  from  and  after  date  of 
election  and  until  their  successors  have  been  chosen  and  qualified.  ^^g^ 
The  freemen  of  the  city  chosen  in  the  annual  city  meeting  on  the  ^"^  ^-  ^-  ^.^• 
first  Tuesday  of  April,  1906,  and  biennially  thereafter  as  collector, 
controller  and  treasurer  shall  respectively  hold  office  for  two  years 
from  and  after  the  first  Monday  of  June  next  succeeding  their  elec- 
tions and  until  their  respective  successors  are  chosen  and  qualified. 
The  term  of  any  officer  chosen  to  fill  out  an  unexpired  term  shall 
expire  upon  the  expiration  of  the  terai  of  office  of  his  predecessor. 

§  1 0.    Members  of  court  of  common  council,  election  and      1905. 

terms  of.  At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  city  of  Hartford  to  jggg 
be  holden  on  the  first  Tuesday  of  April,  1906,  there  shall  be  chosen 
by  plurality  vote  in  each  of  said  ten  wards,  from  among  the  electors 
entitled  to  vote  therein,  four  councilmen,  to  hold  office  for  one 
year,  and  one  alderman,  to  hold  office  for  twp  years,  and  at  all  sub- 
sequent city  meetings  there  shall  be  chosen  in  each  of  said  ten  wards 
one  alderman,  to  hold  office  for  two  years,  and  four  councilmen,  to 
hold  office  for  one  year,  and  until  their  (respective)  successors  are 
chosen  and  qualified.  In  case  of  a  tie  vote,  the  vacancy  in  the  office 
of  alderman  or  common  councilman  shall  be  filled  at  a  new  election 
to  be  held  on  the  next  day  for  the  special  purpose  of  filling  such 
vacancy. 


5S.  L.  318. 


12 


12S.T.626.  §  ^^"     "'"^W"  officers,  election  of.     The  town  of  Hartford 

shall  elect  no  officers  except  its  selectmen,  town  clerk,  assessors, 
grand  jurors,  registrars  of  voters,  high  scliool  committee,  board  of 
school  visitors  and  constables,  and  except  also  such  officers  as  are 
by  law  voted  for  at  the  biennial  electors^  meeting  in  November.  An- 
nual meetings  of  said  town  for  the  choice  of  town  officers  shall  be 
held  at  the  same  place  provided  for  holding  the  city  meeting,  which 
meeting  of  said  town  shall  be  warned  and  held  in  the  same  manner 
as  is  now  provided  for  warning  and  holding  town  meetings  in  the 
town  of  Hartford.  There  shall  be  chosen  (at  such  annual  meet- 
ings) six  grand  jurors,  of  whom  no  person  shall  vote  for  more  than 
three;  five  persons  to  constitute  a  high  school  committee,  of  whom 
no  person  shall  vote  for  more  than  three;  three  members  of  the 
board  of  school  visitors,  of  whom  no  person  shall  vote  for  more  than 
two;  seven  constables,  of  whom  no  person  shall  vote  for  more  than 
four.  At  (the  anniuil)  meeting  in  1896,  and  biennially  thereafter, 
there  shall  be  chosen  a  town  clerk  and  two  registrars  of  voters,  of 
whom  no  person  shall  vote  for  more  than  one.  At  such  meeting 
held  in  1898,  and  triennially  thereafter,  there  shall  be  chosen  three 
assessors,  of  whom  no  person  shall  vote  for  more  than  two.  All 
said  officers  shall  hold  their  several  offices  for  terms  of  the  same 
length  as  their  respective  terms  would  have  been  had  this  resolution 
not  been  passed,  and  each  of  said  terms  shall  begin  on  the  first  Mon- 
day '  of  June  next  following  their  respective  elections.  All  ex- 
^       penses  of  said  town  election  shall  be  paid  by  said  city. 

1907,  s.L.  §   "12.     Election  of  selectmen.    At  the  annual  town  meeting 

in  Hartford  in  the  year  1908,  and  biennially  thereafter,  there 
shall  be  chosen  five  selectmen,  of  whom  no  person  shall  vote  for 
more  than  three,  to  hold  office  for  the  term  of  two  years  from  and 
after  the  first  Monday  in  June  next  following  their  election  and 
until  their  respective  successors  are  elected  and  qualified. 


5  S.  L.  318. 


§  13.    Residence  required  in  wards.   No  person  shall  vote 

in  any  ward  meeting  held  for  the  choice  of  city  officers  unless  he 
shall  have  resided  in  such  ward  sixty  days  next  preceding  the  day  of 
said  ward  meeting.  If  any  person  otherwise  qualified  to  vote  in  a 
city  meeting  shall  have  removed  from  one  ward  to  another  within 
sixty  days  preceding  such  meeting  he  shall  be  entitled  to  vote  in  the 
ward  in  which  he  last  resided  before  his  removal. 


ELECTIONS  AND  ELECTOEs'  MEETINGS.  13 

§  14.  Registration  of  electors.  The  registrars  of  the  town  ^^  ^  1905^  ^^^ 
of  Hartford  shall,  on  the  Thursday  of  the  third  week  before  the  '  ' 
annual  meeting  held  in  said  town  on  the  first  Monday  of  April, 
1904,  and  biennially  thereafter,  complete  a  correct  list  of  all 
electors  in  said  town  who  will  be  entitled  to  vote  therein  at  such 
meeting,  and  shall  hold  a  meeting  at  some  place  within  said  town 
and  the  voting  districts  therein,  at  which  meeting  they  shall 
place  on  the  list,  under  the  title  "  to  be  made,''  the  names  of 
those  by  whom  or  in  whose  behalf  a  claim  is  made  to  either 
registrar,  in  the  manner  provided  in  section  1602  of  the  Revised 
Statutes  of  1902,  that  they  will  be  entitled  to  be  made  electors 
before  the  day  of  such  annual  town  meeting.  Such  lists  shall  be 
prepared  in  the  manner  provided  in  chapter  103  of  the  General 
Statutes,  and  no  person  shall  fee  registered  on  the  list  "  to  be 
made"  unless  a  written  application  is  made  in  the  manner  pro- 
vided in  section  1602.  A  copy  of  their  said  list  certified  by  them 
to  be  correct  shall  by  the  registrars  of  Hartford  be  put  upon  the 
public  signpost  in  said  town,  and  a  like  copy  filed  with  the  town 
clerk  of  said  town.  Such  registrars  shall,  before  filing  said  lists, 
add  thereto  the  names  of  those  persons  who  have  formerly  been 
admitted  or  registered  as  electors  in  said  town,  and  who  have 
resided  in  this  state  the  one  year  and  in  said  town  the  six  months 
next  preceding  such  town  meeting. 

^  §  15.  Voting  districts.  The  town  of  Hartford  is  hereby  i^g^^^^o^ 
divided  into  ten  voting  districts,  as  follows :  So  much  of  said  town 
as  is  included  within  the  boundaries  of  the  first  ward  in  the  city  of 
Hartford,  shall  be  and  remain  the  first  voting  district  of  said  town 
of  Hartford,  and,  in  like  manner,  so  much  of  the  territory  of  said 
town  of  Hartford,  as  is  included  within  the  boundaries  of  the  sec- 
ond, third,  fourth,  fifth,  sixth,  seventh,  eighth,  ninth,  and  tenth 
wards,  respectively,  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  shall  be  and  remain  re- 
spectively the  second,  third,  fourth,  fifth,  sixth,  seventh,  eighth, 
ninth  and  tenth  voting  districts  of  the  town  of  Hartford,  and  the 
registrars  of  said  town  of  Hartford  shall  appoint  election  Officers  in 
each  of  said  ten  election  districts  in  the  same  manner  now  provided 
by  law. 


§  16.  Additional  voting  districts.  The  mayor  and  com- 
mon council  of  the  city  of  Hartford  may,  whenever  they  shall  deem 
it  desirable,  provide  by  ordinance  for  additional  voting  districts  in 


1901. 
13  S.  L.  830. 


14  ELECTIONS    AND    ELECTORS'    MEETINGS. 

any  of  the  wards  in  said  city  in  which  there  are  more  than  twenty- 
five  hundred  electors,  by  dividing  each  of  such  wards  into  two  or 
more  such  districts;  provided,  that  no  district  so  established  shall 
contain  less  than  one  thousand  electors. 

issTsOT.  §  17.    Presiding  officer  at  town  and  city  meetings.   The 

moderator  of  the  fifth  voting  district  shall  be  presiding  officer  for 
the  purpose  of  declaring  the  result  of  the  ballot  of  the  whole  town  or 
city  of  Hartford,  and  of  making  returns  to  the  secretary  of  the  state 
and  to  the  town  clerk  of  the  town  of  Hartford,  as  now  required  by 
law ;  and  the  moderators  of  the  other  districts  shall  be  assistant  pre- 
siding officers  and  shall  make  return  of  their  polls  as  required  by 
law. 


CITY  AND  TOWN  OFFICIALS. 


15 


CHAPTER  3. 
CITY  AND  TOWN  OFFICIALS. 

§18.  Mayor.  General  powers.  The  mayor  shall  be  the  ss.T.m 
chief  executive  officer  of  the  city,  and  conservator  of  the  peace 
therein,  and  have  for  that  purpose,  and  especially  for  the  suppres- 
sion of  riots  and  tumults  within  the  limits  of  said  city,  all  the 
powers  of  a  sheriff  of  the;  county  of  Hartford  including  due  author- 
ity to  raise  the  power  of  the  county  and  the  militia  thereof,  which 
authority  shall  be  obeyed,  in  the  same  manner,  and  under  the  same 
penalties  as  that  of  sheriffs  in  like  cases ;  and  the  mayor  shall  also 
have  all  the  power  necessary  to  the  due  execution  of  the  ordinances 
of  said  city,  when  in  such  ordinance  he  shall  be  directed  to  execute 
the  same. 

§  19.    Presiding  officer  of  board  of  aldermen.    The   ^^^^\^^ 

mayor  shall  be  the  presiding  officer  of  the  board  of  aldermen  and  of 
all  joint  conventions  of  the  court  of  common  council,  and  be  em- 
powered to  give  a  casting  vote  in  all  cases  where  the  action  of  either 
said  board  or  convention  shall  result  in  a  tie. 

§  20.     Mayor's   message,      it   shall   be   the   duty   of   the        1879. 
mayor  of  said  city,  from  time  to  time,  to  furnish  a  statement  to  the 
court  of  common  council  of  the  condition  of  municipal  affairs, 
and  to  communicate  such  recommendations  in  relation  thereto  as 
may  seem  to  him  proper. 

§  21.  Mayor  may  administer  oaths.  The  mayor  is  here- 
by authorized  and  empowered  to  administer  oaths  within  the  cor- 
porate limits  of  the  city  of  Hartford. 

§  22.     Special  policemen.     The  mayor  may  from  time  to     ^^^^1%^^ 
time  appoint  one  or  more  suitable  persons  to  be  designated  by  the 
Cedar  Hill  cemetery  association,  to  be  and  act  as  policemen,  upon 
the  grounds  and  at  the  expense  of  the  association.     They  shall 


5  S.  L.  535. 


16  CITY  A^'D  TOWN   OFFICIALS. 

wear  in  plain  sight  a  suitable  shield,  marked  "  Cemetery  Police/^ 
shall  enforce  the  rules  of  the  association,  and  may  arrest  any 
persons  violating,  or  who  shall  have  violated  said  rules;  and  they 
shall  have  within  the  grounds  the  power  of  the  police  of  the  city 
of  Hartford.  Eesistance  to  such  policemen  shall  be  punished  in 
the  same  manner  as  is  now  provided  by  law  for  resistance  to 
constables. 

1893 

11  s.  L.'46a  He  may  appoint  special  policemen  to  act  upon  street  railway 

cars,  upon  amusement  grounds,  and  in  parks  and  other  places 
within  the  limits  of  the  city  whenever  any  unusual  precautions  are 
necessary  to  preserve  order  or  the  public  peace,  and  such  special 
policemen  so  appointed  shall  have  all  the  powers  during  their  term 
of  service  and  in  the  performance  of  the  duties  specially  assigned  to 
them  now  by  law  conferred  upon  the  regular  police  oflBcers  of  the 
city,  and  shall  be  under  the  control  and  direction  of  the  chief  of 
police  of  said  city  and  shall  receive  the  same  compensation  as  super- 
numerary policemen  for  special  services. 

i4s!l^'641.  ^^  ™^y^  from  time  to  time,  upon  the  application  of  any  finan- 

cial or  manufacturing  corporation,  or  upon  the  application  of  the 
board  of  park  commissioners,  located  within  the  said  city,  appoint 
and  commission  in  writing  as  special  policemen,  one  or  more  per- 
sons designated  by  such  financial  or  manufacturing  corporation  or 
by  said  board  of  park  commissioners,  which  person  or  persons,  hav- 
ing made  the  oath  required  of  members  of  the  police  force  of  the 
city  of  Hartford,  may  act  as  policemen  in  and  upon  the  buildings, 
grounds,  and  premises  in  charge  of  such  financial  or  manufacturing 
corporation  or  the  park  department,  at  whose  instance  the  appoint- 
ment or  appointments  shall  be  made.  All  appointments  so  made, 
shall  be  revokable  at  the  pleasure  of  the  mayor,  and  such  appointees 
shall  receive  no  pay  for  their  services  as  such  special  policemen  ex- 
cept from  such  financial  or  manufacturing  corporation,  or  park  de- 
partment. 

Each  special  policeman  so  appointed  shall,  when  on  duty, 
wear  in  plain  view  a  shield  bearing  the  words  "  Special  Police- 
man^' and  the  name  of  the  financial  or  manufacturing  corpora- 
tion, or  department  for  which  he  is  appointed.  Each  special 
policeman  so  appointed  shall,  in  'or  upon  the  buildings,  grounds 
and  premises  in  the  city  of  Hartford  in  charge  of  the  financial  or 
manufacturing  corporation,  or  department  for  which  he  is  ap- 
pointed, have  the  same  powers  as  to  the  maintenance  of  the  peace, 


CITY  A^"D  TOWX  OFFICIAl^S.  J. 

service  of  criminal  process,  and  arrest  of  offenders,  as  are  pos- 
sessed by  policemen  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  or  by  constables  of 
towns,  and  shall  have  power  to  bring  such  offenders  before  the 
proper  authority. 

§  23.    Marshal.    General  powers.    {The)  city  marshal   ss.Tbis. 

shall  have  within  the  limits  of  said  city  the  same  power  and  au- 
thority as  sheriffs  of  counties,  and  be  liable  for  neglect  of  duty  in 
the  same  manner,  and  shall,  in  case  of  riots  within  said  city,  be  sub- 
ject to  the  direction  of  the  mayor ;  and  said  marshal  shall  be  em- 
powered to  appoint  deputy  marshals  with  like  power  not  exceeding 
two  in  number.  The  marshal  and  deputy  marshal  of  said  city  shall 
have  authority  to  execute  legal  process  on  {the  Connecticut)  river 
opposite  the  town   {of  Hartford). 


1859. 
5  S. L.  318. 


§  24.  Clerk.  General  powers.  {The)  clerk  shall  record 
all  the  votes  and  proceedings  of  said  city,  and  {his)  records  shall 
have  like  validity,  as  evidence  and  otherwise,  with  those  of  town 
clerks. 

The  town  clerk  of  said  town  {of  Hartford),  shall  continue  to   ^^  ^^-^ 
discharge  all  the  duties  required  of  him  by  law  and  shall  be  ex- 
officio  city  clerk  of  said  city.     The  city  clerk  shall  be  ex-offlcio 
clerk  of  the  board  of  aldermen.  5  s^  l^'824 

In  case  of  the  temporary  absence  or  inability  of  any  city  clerk, 
the  court  of  common  council  are  hereby  empowered  by  concurrent 
vote  to  appoint  a  city  clerk  pro  tempore,  whose  official  acts  while  he     5g^L'"436. 
continues  in  said  capacity,  shall  be  of  the  same  binding  authority  as 
the  official  acts  of  said  city  clerk. 


5  S. L.  318. 


1905. 


§  25.    Treasurer.    General  powers  and  duties.    There 

shall  be  a  treasurer  of  the  city  of  Hartford.  He  shall  have  the 
same  and  like  power  and  authorit}^  as  have  town  treasurers,  and 
shall  be  accountable  to  said  city.  He  shall  have  the  custody  and 
disbursement  of  all  funds  belonging  to  the  city,  and  shall  be  treas- 
urer of  the  town  deposit  fund,  which  fund  is  vested  in  the  city  of  ^^  ^-  ^-  ^^ 
Hartford.  He  shall  have  an  office  provided  by  the  city,  which  shall 
be  kept  open  during  such  hours  as  may  be  by  ordinance  prescribed. 
He  shall  be  allowed  his  actual  office  and  clerical  expenses  as  herein- 
after provided.  He  shall  give  bonds  to  the  city  in  the  amount  of 
fifty  thousand  dollars. 


18 

Idem. 


CITY  AND  TOWN  OFFICIALS. 


§  26.  Treasurer's  clerks.  The  treasurer  may  employ  such 
clerical  assistance  as  the  court  of  common  council  shall  by  ordinance 
provide,  and  said  court  of  common  council  shall  limit  the  compensa- 
tion of  such  clerks. 

Idem  §27.     Deposit  of  city  funds.     All  city  funds  shall  be  de- 

posited in  such  banks  and  trust  companies  as  shall  be  designated  by 
the  board  of  finance.  The  treasurer  shall  pay  all  orders  drawn  on 
him  by  the  controller.  No  money,  except  on  account  of  trust  and 
park  funds  and  for  the  payment  of  notes,  scrip,  or  certificates  of 
debt  of  the  city  or  of  interest  on  the  same,  shall  be  paid  from  the 
city  treasury  except  on  the  written  order  of  the  controller  specify- 
ing the  classification  of  the  claim  or  account  for  which  said  order  is 
drawn. 


Idem. 


§  28.  Treasurer's  reports.  Must  countersign  negoti- 
able instruments.  The  treasurer  shall  report  to  the  board  of 
finance,  on  or  before  the  fifteenth  day  of  each  month,  his  current  ex- 
pense account  for  the  next  preceding  month,  properly  audited  and 
certified  by  the  controller,  and  shall  annually  close  all  of  his  ac- 
counts on  the  thirty-first  day  of  March,  and  annually,  on  or  before 
the  fifteenth  day  of  April,  make  out  his  report  and  deliver  the  same, 
duly  audited,  to  the  mayor,  who  shall  transmit  the  same  to  the  court 
of  common  council  v^ith  his  annual  message. 

The  treasurer  shall  countersign  all  bonds  and  notes  of  the 
f  city. 

i4s^L^53.         §  29.    Collector.    General  powers  and  duties.    There 

shall  be  a  collector  of  the  city  of  Hartford.  He  shall  have  all  of 
the  powers  and  be  subjected  to  all  the  duties  imposed  by  law  upon 
collectors  of  town  taxes  and  specially  conferred  on  the  collector  of 
city  taxes  for  Hartford.  He  shall  receive  and  collect  all  taxes  due 
to  said  city,  and  no  discount  shall  be  allowed  thereon.  All  taxes 
shall  be  due  on  the  first  day  of  July,  and  on  all  taxes  remaining  due 
and  unpaid  after  the  first  day  of  August  next  after  the  same  are 
laid,  one-half  of  one  per  centum  shall  be  added  and  made  collectible 
*as  a  part  of  such  taxes,  and  a  further  sum  of  one-half  of  one  per 
centum  shall  be  added  in  like  manner  and  made  collectible  on  the 
first  day  of  each  succeeding  month  thereafter  until  such  tax  is  paid. 


CITY  AND  TOWN  OFFICIALS.  19 

He  shall  receive  and  collect  all  assessments  of  every  kind  made  by 
said  city  and  all  license  fees  payable  to  said  city.  All  licenses  is- 
sued by  any  city  department  or  officer,  excepting  the  health  depart- 
ment, shall  be  presented  to  the  city  collector  or  his  authorized  agent 
in  the  collector's  office,  who  shall  receive  the  fee  prescribed  therefor 
and  shall  countersign  each  license  before  the  same  shall  be  in  effect. 
He  shall  cause  a  record  of  each  license  so  countersigned  to  be  kept 
in  his  office.  The  mayor,  or  in  his  absence,  the  acting  mayor,  shall 
have  power  to  issue  a  warrant  for  the  collection  of  any  of  said  taxes 
or  assessments. 

§  30.    Report  to  corporation  counsel,    it  shall  be  the     wem. 

duty  of  the  collector  to  report  to  the  corporation  counsel  during  the 
month  of  April  in  each  year  a  detailed  statement  of  the  amounts  of 
all  taxes  and  assessments  upon  real  property  which  have  not  been 
abated  according  to  law  and  which  have  been  due  and  unpaid  for 
the  period  of  three  years,  and  all  taxes  assessed  only  on  personal 
property  which  have  not  been  abated  according  to  law  and  which  are 
due  and  unpaid.  It  sliall  be  the  duty  of  the  corporation  counsel  to 
proceed  forthwith  to  collect  the  same,  bringing  suit  when  necessary. 
Whenever  any  tax  or  assessment  due  to  said  city  is  abated,  the  au- 
thority making  such  abatement  shall  cause  notice  thereof  to  be  given 
forthwith  to  the  collector. 

§  31.    Collector  of  poll  etc.  taxes.    Payments  to  treas-      wem. 
urer.  Clerical  assistance  and  bond,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 

collector  to  collect  all  poll  and  military  taxes  from  persons  liable  to 
pay  the  same  and  submit  to  tlic  court  of  common  council  in  the 
month  of  January  in  each  year  a  statement  showing  the  total  num- 
ber of  persons  liable  to  such  tax,  the  total  amount  assessed,  and  the 
amount  collected. 

The  said  collector  shall  promptly  pay  to  the  treasurer  all  said 
moneys  collected  by  him  and  shall  take  the  treasurer's  receipt  for 
the  same  in  duplicate,  one  copy  of  which  he  shall  file  with  the  con- 
troller's office  forthwith. 

The  collector  may  employ  such  clerical  assistance  as  the  court 
of  common  council  shall  by  ordinance  provide,  and  said  common 
council  shall  limit  the  compensation  of  such  clerks. 

Said  collector  shall  give  bonds  to  the  city  in  the  sum  of  fifty 
thousand  dollars. 


20  CITY  AND  TOWN  OFFICIALS. 

i2s^L^"628.         §  32-    One  collector  for  city  and  town.   On  and  after  the 

first  da}^  of  June,  1896,  all  sums  due  or  thereafter  to  become  due  to 
the  town  of  Hartford  for  taxes,  and  all  liens  to'  secure  the  same, 
shall  belong  to  said  city,  and  shall  be  payable  to  the  city  collector, 
and  liens  for  the  security  of  said  taxes  may  be  filed  and  enforced, 
and  every  suit  or  proceeding  for  the  collection  or  security  of  said 
taxes  instituted,  in  the  name  of  said  city.  One  rate-bill  shall  here- 
after be  made  by  the  rate-maker  of  said  city,  and  shall  be  delivered 
annually  on  or  before  the  tenth  day  of  June  to  the  city  collector. 
The  office  of  rate-maker  for  the  town  of  Hartford  is  hereby 
abolished.  The  city  collector  shall  perform  all  other  duties  which 
but  for  the  passage  of  the  consolidation  act  the  town  collector 
would  have  been  required  to  perform. 


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§  33.    Controller.    General  powers  and  duties.    There 

shall  be  a  controller  of  the  city  of  Hartford  (formerly  known  as 
14  8^T'598.  ^^^^itor  of  city  accounts.  He  shall  keep,  in  books  provided  for  that 
purpose,  accounts  with  each  of  the  city  departments,  with  such  of 
the  city  officers  as  may  be  designated  by  the  board  of  finance,  and 
such  other  accounts  as  the  ordinances  of  the  city  or  said  board  of 
finance  may  direct.  He  shall  prescribe  the  form  of  all  accounts  and 
of  all  financial  reports  to  be  rendered  by  the  respective  city  depart- 
ments and  officers,  and  shall  have  the  inspection  and  supervision 
thereof,  and  may  administer  oaths  in  the  course  of  such  duties;  he 
shall  audit,  or  cause  to  be  audited,  the  accounts  of  the  several  de- 
partments and  of  all  city  officers  at  least  once  in  every  six  months ; 
he  shall  keep  such  accounts  as  will  enable  him  to  classify  the 
expenditures  of  the  various  departments  and  officers,  to  the 
end  that  each  item  shall  be  charged  against  the  amount  set 
apart  for  the  specific  purpose  for  which  the  expenditure  was 
incurred,  as  appropriated  by  the  court  of  common  council  on 
the  recommendation  of  the  board  of  finance;  he  shall  not  allow 
any  appropriation  to  be  overdrawn,  or  the  appropriation  for 
one  item  of  expense  to  be  drawn  upon  for  any  other  pur- 
pose or  by  any  department  other  than  that  for  which  the  appropria- 
tion was  specifically  made.  When  any  department  or  official  shall 
.  desire  to  secure  a  transfer  of  funds  in  its  or  his  appropriation  from 
funds  set  apart  for  one  specific  purpose  to  another,  before  incurring 
^ny  expenditure  thereof  such  department  or  official  shall  make  ap- 


CITY  AND  TOWN  OFFICIALS. 

plication  to  the  board  of  finance,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  examine 
into  the  matter,  and  upon  approval  by  said  board  of  finance  such 
transfer  may  be  made,  but  not  otherwise. 

§  34.  Controller's  orders.  Every  claim  or  account  against  idem, 
the  city,  certified  to  be  correct  and  justly  due  by  the  department  or 
officer  by  whom  or  under  whose  authority  the  same  was  contracted, 
shall  be  transmitted  to  the  controller  for  approval  and  by  him  sub- 
mitted to  the  court  of  common  council  for  final  action.  The  con- 
troller shall  draw  his  orders  on  the  treasurer  for  the  payment  of 
salaries,  claims,  or  accounts,  and  such  orders  shall  specify  the  de- 
partment under  which  such  orders  for  such  salary,  claim,  or  account 
are  drawn. 

No  order  shall  be  drawn  without  a  previous  vote  of  the  court 
of  common  council  authorizing  the  same  and  evidenced  by  a  certi- 
fied copy  thereof  imder  the  hand  of  the  city  clerk  or  assistant  clerk, 
except  as  follows:  (1)  moneys  payable  by  the  city  treasurer  from 
the  city  treasury  under  the  authority  of  state  statutes;  (2)  moneys 
due  from  the  city  on  claims  evidenced  by  judgment  of  a  competent 
court  and  approved  in  writing  by  the  corporation  counsel;  (3) 
salaries  of  officers  and  employes  fixed  by  the  charter  and  ordinances ; 
(4)  moneys  annually  appropriated  by  the  court  of  common  council 
for  the  following  purposes:  vacation  schools,  public  library, 
teachers  and  employes  of  high,  evening  and  manual  training  schools, 
public  bath  employes  and  employes  of  the  board  of  street  commis- 
sioners. 

§  35.    Controller's  bonds,  office,  clerk.    His  absence;      ^^«°^ 

audit  of  accounts.    The  controller  shall  give  bonds  to  the  city  in 

the  amount  of  twenty  thousand  dollars.  He  shall  have  an  office  pro- 
vided by  the  city  and  shall  keep  the  same  open  during  such  hours  as 
the  court  of  common  council  by  ordinance  may  direct.  He  shall  be 
allowed  his  actual  office  and  clerical  expenses  as  hereinafter  pro- 
vided. In  case  of  the  absence,  inability,  or  disability  of  the  con- 
troller, the  mayor  shall  appoint  some  person  to  perform  the  duties 
of  his  office. 

The  controller  shall,  at  the  end  of  each  fiscal  year,  or  of  tener  if 
so  required  by  the  mayor,  and  in  all  cases  upon  the  death,  resigna- 
tion, removal,  or  expiration  of  the  term  of  any  officer,  audit  or  cause 
to  be  audited,  examine,  and  settle  the  accounts  of  such  officer. 


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22  CITY  A^'D  TOW:S   OFFICIALS. 

The  controller  may  employ  such  clerical  assistance  as  the  court 
of  common  council  shall  by  ordinance  provide,  and  said  court  of 
common  council  shall  limit  the  compensation  of  such  clerks. 

6s/l^325.  §  36.    Corporation  counsel.    Appointment  and  general 

duties.     There  shall  be  an  attorney  of  the  city  who  shall  be  coun- 
sel to  the  corporation  and  whose  duties  and  compensation  shall 
1901.        be  fixed  by  a  by-law  or  ordinance  of  said  city.     After  the  first  Mon- 

13  S   T    llSl  'J  J  •/ 

day  of  April,  1902,  the  corporation  counsel  of  the  city  of  Hartford 
shall  be  appointed  by  the  mayor  of  said  city,  subject  to  the  approval 
of  the  board  of  aldermen  of  said  city.  He  shall  be  an  attorney  at 
law  of  at  least  five  years'  practice,  and  shall  be  a  resident  of  said 
city.  He  shall  hold  his  office  for  the  term  of  two  years  from  and 
after  the  first  day  of  May  next  succeeding  his  appointment  and 
until  his  successor  is  appointed  and  qualified.  The  mayor  of 
said  city  shall  within  ten  days  after  the  first  Monday  of  April,  1902. 
and  biennially  thereafter,  appoint  said  corporation  counsel,  subject 
to  the  approval  of  the  board  of  aldermen.  In  case  the  board  of 
aldermen  shall  fail  to  approve  the  appointment  of  corporation 
counsel  within  four  weeks  after  the  date  of  appointment,  the  mayor 
shall,  within  ten  days  thereafter,  again  appoint  a  corporation 
counsel,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  board  of  aldermen  as  in  the 
first  instance. 

Any  vacancy  in  said  office  of  corporation  coimsel  of  said  city, 
which  may  occur,  shall  be  filled  by  the  mayor  of  said  city  (in  the 
manner  Thereinbefore  set  forth.) 

14  sT  554.  §  37.     Surety  on  official  bonds.    On  or  before  July  1,  1905, 

all  surety  bonds  heretofore  furnished  by  city  officials  of  the  city  of 
Hartford  and  now  held  by  said  city  shall  be  surrendered  for  can- 
cellation, and  the  treasurer  of  said  cit\^  is  hereby  instructed  to  pro- 
cure in  behalf  of  the  city  of  Hartford  good  and  sufficient  surety 
bonds  for  all  city  officials  requiring  the  same,  such  bonds  to  be  taken 
to  the  city  of  Hartford  and  conditioned  for  the  faithful  perform- 
ance of  the  duties  of  the  respective  officers  according  to  law.  The 
premiums  and  expense  of  all  such  bonds  shall  be  paid  by  the  city 
treasurer  from  the  funds  of  said  city. 

The  form  and  sufficiency  of  such  bonds  shall  be  approved  by 
the  mavor  of  said  city,  and  no  personal  surety  shall  be  accepted  by 
said  mayor,  but  the  surety  on  such  bonds  shall  be  a  corporation  au- 


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thorized  under  the  laws  of  the  state  of  Connecticut  to  transact  with- 
in said  state  the  business  of  surety  on  obligations  of  persons  or  cor- 
porations. 

§  38-    Selectmen.    Powers  and  duties.   The  powers  and 

duties  of  selectmen  shall  be  limited  to  those  powers  vested  in  and 
those  duties  imposed  upon  them  by  the  constitution  and  laws  of  the 
state  in  relation  to  the  admission  of  persons  to  the  privileges  of  elec- 
tors in  the  town  {of  Hartford),  and  to  the  erasure  from  the  registry- 
list  of  the  names  of  those  who  have  forfeited  the  privileges  of 
electors.  The  selectmen  shall  be  paid  by  the  city  for  the  time 
actually  spent  in  the  discharge  of  said  duties  and  their  necessary  ex- 
penses, and  their  compensation  shall  be  fixed  by  ordinance. 

§  39.  Admission  of  electors.  The  selectmen  and  town  Rev.stim 
clerk  of  the  town  of  Hartford  shall  hold  a  session  to  examine  the  ^®^**  ^^^^' 
qualifications  of  electors,  and  to  admit  to  the  elector^s  oath  those 
who  shall  be  found  qualified,  on  Wednesday  and  Thursday  of  the 
second  week  before  the  annual  town  meeting  held  in  said  town  in 
1904,  and  biennially  thereafter,  and  from  nine  o'clock  in  the 
forenoon  until  seven  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  of  each  of  said  days. 

§  40.    Selectmen.    Other  duties.    The  court  of  common  ^^^^^-^ 

council  of  the  city  of  Hartford  is  hereby  authorized  to  provide  by 
ordinance  for  the  performance  of  all  duties  of  selectmen  in  the 
town  of  Hartford  except  as  already  provided  for  by  the  constitution 
of  this  state  and  the  act  consolidating  the  governments  of  the  town 
and  city  of  Hartford  approved  July  9,  1895. 

§  41.    Duties  of  registrar  of  vital  statistics  to  be  dis-      1895. 
charged  by  clerk  of  board  of  health.   After  the  first  Monday  i^s.Less. 

of  October,  1895,  no  registrar  of  vital  statistics  for  said  town  shall  be 
elected.  From  and  after  the  first  Monday  of  June,  1896,  all  duties 
now  required  of  said  registrar  by  law  shall  be  discharged  by  the  clerk 
of  the  board  of  health  commissioners.  All  fees  heretofore  required 
to  be  paid  to  said  registrar  shall  thereafter  be  collected  by  said  clerk 
and  paid  over  to  the  treasurer  of  said  city  and  a  monthly  report  of 
the  same  shall  be  made  by  said  clerk  to  the  controller  of  said  city. 
The  salary  of  said  clerk  shall  be  fixed  by  city  ordinance  or  a  vote 
of  the  common  council. 


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12  S.  L.  627 


12  S.  L, 


The  clerk  of  the  board  of  health  commissioners  of  the  city  of 
Hartford,  shall,  with  the  approval  of  said  board  of  health  commis- 
sioners, appoint  in  writing  an  assistant,  who,  on  being  sworn, 
shall  have  the  powers  and  perform  the  duties  of  such  clerk  relating 
to  vital  statistics  in  said  city  conferred  upon  said  clerk  by  the  Con- 
solidation Act  of  1895. 

§  42.    Board  of  relief,  how  appointed.    There  shall  be  a 

board  of  relief  of  said  city,  with  the  same  powers  and  duties  which 
1897.  the  board  of  relief  of  the  town  of  Hartford  would  have  had  if  the 
consolidation  act  of  1895  had  not  passed.  Said  board  shall  con- 
sist of  four  members,  not  more  than  two  of  whom  shall  belong  to 
the  same  political  party.  In  the  month  of  May,  1899,  and  bienni- 
ally thereafter,  the  common  council  shall  elect  four  members  of 
said  board  to  serve  for  two  years  from  the  first  day  of  June  next  fol- 
lowing their  election.  Each  member  of  said  board  shall  receive  a 
salary  to  be  fixed  by  ordinance  or  vote  of  the  common  council.  The 
clerk  of  the  board  of  assessors  shall  be  the  clerk  of  said  board  of 
relief. 

12  8T982.  §  43.  Committee  on  abatement  of  taxes,  how  appoint- 
ed. The  court  of  common  council  of  the  city  of  Hartford  shall  an- 
nually, in  the  month  of  May  in  each  year,  elect  a  committee  on  the 
abatement  of  taxes,  consisting  of  three  electors  of  said  city,  not 
more  than  two  of  whom  shall  belong  to  the  same  political  party, 
who  shall  hold  office  for  one  year  from  the  first  day  of  June  next 
after  their  appointment  and  until  their  successors  are  chosen. 
Each  member  of  said  board  shall  receive  a  salary  to  be  fixed  by  or- 
dinance or  vote  of  the  common  council,  i^o  member  of  the  court 
of  common  council  shall  be  eligible  to  appointment  on  said  com- 
mittee. 

Idem.  §  44^    Committee   on   abatement   of  taxes.     General 

powers  and  duties.  Said  committee  shall  have  all  the  powers 
and  duties  in  respect  to  the  abatement  of  taxes  in  the  city  of 
Hartford  hitherto  by  law  vested  in  the  mayor  and  aldermen  of  said 
city  and  in  the  selectmen  of  the  town  of  Hartford,  and  shall  annu- 
-  ally  in  the  month  of  March  report  to  the  court  of  common  council 
a  list  of  all  the  persons  whose  taxes  they  have  abated  in  the  pre- 
ceding year. 


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§  45.    Ratification  of  acts  of  committee.   All  the  acts  of      ^^«°^ 

the  committee  on  the  abatement  of  taxes  appointed  prior  to  April 
29,  1897,  by  the  court  of  common  council  of  said  city  are  hereby 
ratified  and  confirmed. 

§  46.    Other  town  officers  to  be  chosen  by  common  i^g^f^g^ 

council.  Constables,  election  of.  All  other  officers  of  the  town 
of  Hartford,  which  would  but  for  the  consolidation  act  of  1895  be 
elected  by  said  town,  shall  hereafter  be  chosen  by  the  common 
council  of  said  city,  in  so  far  as  said  officers  are  necessary  under  the 
laws,  and  they  shall  have  the  same  powers  and  be  charged  with  the 
same  duties  that  would  otherwise  devolve  by  law  upon  such  officers 
in  said  town.    At  the  annual  town  meeting  for  the  choice  of  town      chap.'is. 

PL  1899 

officers  to  be  held  in  Hartford  on  the  first  Monday  in  April,  1899,       '  g. 
and  quadrennially  thereafter,  there  shall  be  chosen  seven  consta-     q^®^-.?L 
bles,  of  whom  no  persons  shall  vote  for  more  than  four,  who  shall 
hold  their  several  offices  for  the  term  of  four  years,  beginning  on 
the  first  Monday  of  June  next  following  their  respective  elections. 

§  47.    Vacancies  in  town  or  city  office.    The  court  of      ^^ 

common  council  of  the  city  of  Hartford  is  hereby  authorized  to    12  s.  l.  982. 

provide  by  ordinance  or  otherwise  for  the  filling  of  vacancies  in  any 

office  that  may  become  vacant  by  a  failure  to  qualify,  or  resignation 

or  death  of  the  incumbent  of  any  town  or  city  office,  or  may  exist 

in  consequence  of  a  tie  vote  at  any  city  election,  for  the  unexpired 

term  of  such  office. 


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BOARD    OF   WATER    COMMISSIONERS. 

CHAPTER  4. 

BOARD  OF  WATER  COMMISSIONERS. 
1859.  §  48.    Board  of  water  commissioners.'  Number,  terms, 

5  s.  L.  329.     gtQ_     There  shall  be  a  board  of  water  commissioners  of  the  city  of 
Hartford,  consisting  of  six  persons  who  shall  hold  office  until  their 

5  s.  L.  770.     respective  successors  shall  be  appointed  and  qualified. 

1872.  The  Mayor  shall  annually  appoint  by  and  with  the  advice  and 

consent  of  the  board  of  aldermen,  two  persons  to  be  members  of 
said  board  of  water  commissioners  who  shall  hold  their  offices 
for  the  term  of  three  years. 

6S.L.329.  §  49.    General  duties  and  powers  of  board  of  water 

commissioners.  Said  board  shall  continue  to  be  empowered 
to  take  and  convey  for  and  in  behalf  of  said  city,  from  the  Con- 
necticut river,  at  some  point  near  or  within  the  city  of  Hartford,  such 
supply  of  water  as  the  convenience  and  necessity  of  the  inhabitants 
of  said  city  may  require ;  and  to  take  and  hold  for  and  in  behalf  of 
said  city,  lands  or  other  estate,  necessary  for  the  construction  of  any 
canals,  aqueducts,  reservoirs,  or  other  works  for  conveying  or  con- 
taining water,  or  for  the  erection  and  construction  of  any  buildings 
or  machinery,  or  for  laying  any  pipes  or  conductors  for  conveying 
water  into  or  through  said  city,  or  to  secure  and  maintain  any  por- 
tion of  the  waterworks;  and  in  general,  to  do  any  other  act  neces- 
sary or  convenient  for  accomplishing  the  purposes  of  supplying 
said  city  with  water ;  and  to  distribute  said  water  through  said  city ; 
to  establish  public  hydrants;  to  prosecute  or  defend  any  action  or 
process  at  law  or  in  equity,  by  the  name  of  the  board  of  water 
commissioners  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  against  any  person  or 
persons  or  corporation,  for  the  breach  of  any  contract,  express  or 
implied,  relating  to  the  performance 'of  any  work  or  labor  upon  said 
waterworks,  or  the  management  of  the  same,  or  the  distribution  of 
the  water,  or  for  money  due  for  the  use  of  the  water,  or  for  any 
injury,  or  trespass  or  nuisance  affecting  the  water,  machinery,  pipes, 
*  buildings,  apparatus  or  other  things  under  their  superintendence, 
or  for  any  improper  use  of  the  water,  or  any  wasting  thereof,  or 
upon  any  contract  or  promise  made  with  and  to  them  as  water 


BOARD    OF    WATER    COMMISSIONERS. 

commissioners,  or  with  their  predecessors  or  successors  in  office,  and 
said  board  shall  be  regarded  as  a  corporation  for  the  purpose  of 
suing  and  being  sued.  Said  board  are  hereby  authorized  to  enter  in 
and  upon  any  land  or  water  for  the  purpose  of  making  surveys,  and 
to  agree  with  the  owner  or  owners  of  any  property  or  franchise,  which 
may  be  required  for  the  purposes  of  this  section,  as  to  the  amount 
of  compensation  to  be  paid  to  such  owner  or  owners  for  the  same. 
And  in  case  of  disagreement  between  said  board  and  any  owner  or 
owners,  as  to  such  compensation,  or  as  to  the  amoimt  of  damages 
which  ought  to  be  awarded  to  any  person  claiming  to  be  injured  in 
his  estate  by  the  doings  of  said  commissioners,  or  in  case  any  such 
owner  shall  be  an  infant,  or  married  woman,  or  insane,  or  absent 
from  this  statCj  or  unknown,  or  the  owner  of  a  contingent  or  uncer- 
tain interest,  either  judge  of  the  supreme  court  of  errors,  may,  on 
the  application  of  either  party,  cause  such  notice  to  be  given  of  said 
application  as  said  judge  shall  see  fit  to  prescribe,  and  after  proof 
thereof  may  nominate  and  appoint  three  disinterested  persons  to 
examine  such  property  as  is  to  be  taken  for,  or  damaged  by,  the 
doings  of  said  commissioners,  and  they  being  duly  sworn  to  a  faith- 
ful and  impartial  discharge  of  their  duty,  shall  estimate  the  amount 
of  compensation  which  said  owners  shall  receive  and  report  the 
same  in  writing  to  the  clerk  of  the  superior  court  for  Hartford 
county,  to  be  by  him  recorded.  Said  judge  of  the  supreme  court  of 
errors  may  thereupon  confirm  the  doings  of  said  appraisers,  and 
direct  whether  said  commissioners  shall  pay  the  same  in  such  man- 
ner as  said  judge  may  prescribe,  in  full  compensation  for  the  prop- 
erty acquired  or  the  injury  done  by  said  commissioners;  and  on 
compliance  with  the  order  of  said  judge,  said  commissioners  may 
proceed  with  the  construction  of  their  works  without  any  liability 
to  any  further  claim  for  compensation  for  damages. 

§  50.    Commissioners    empowered    to    use    certain 

grounds^  etc.  Said  commissioners  shall  also  be  empowered  to 
make  use  of  the  ground  or  soil  under  any  road,  railroad,  highway, 
street,  private-way,  lane  or  alley  within  this  state,  for  the  purpose  of 
constructing  the  waterworks;  but  shall  in  all  such  cases  cause  the 
surface  of  such  road,  railroad,  highway,  street,  private-way,  lane  or 
alley,  to  be  restored  to  its  usual  condition,  and  all  damages  done 
thereto  to  be  repaired,  and  all  damages  sustained  by  any  person  or 


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BOARD    OF    WATER    COMMISSIONERS. 

corporation,  in  consequence  of  the  interruption  of  travel  to  be  paid 
to  such  person  or  corporation.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  court  of 
common  council  of  said  city  to  make  ordinances,  prescribing  the 
duties  of  the  board  of  water  commissioners  not  expressly  prescribed 
herein;  their  powers  over  the  water  fund  of  the  city  of  Hartford, 
and  duties  relative  thereto ;  the  officers  of  said  board  and  their  com- 
pensation, and  bonds  and  oaths,  and  the  powers  of  said  board  over 
the  watenvorks  of  said  city;  and  the  mode  in  which  water  rents  or 
taxes  shall  be  secured  by  lien  on  lots,  houses,  tenements,  or  other- 
wise, or  shall  be  collected;  also,  relative  to  the  proper  number  of 
said  commissioners  to  constitute  a  quorum. 

§  51.    Trout  brook  and  other  water  source  in  West 

Hartford whereas,  doubts  have  arisen  whether,  under 

and  by  virtue  of  the  charter  of  1859,  the  board  of  water  commis- 
sioners thereby  constituted  have  the  power  to  take  and  convey,  for 
and  in  behalf  of  said  city,  a  supply  of  water  from  Trout  brook  (so- 
called)  in  the  town  of  West  Hartford,  or  from  any  other  source 
than  the  Connecticut  Eiver :  therefore, 

Eesolved  By  This  Assembly,  ....  The  said  act 
which  this  is  an  addition  to,  and  in  explanation  of,  shall  be  con- 
strued in  the  same  manner  as  if  the  said  Trout  brook,  or  any  other 
source  of  water  supply  within  the  towns  of  West  Hartford,  or 
Hartford,  had  been  expressly  named  therein.     .     .     . 

s^L%  §  ^2.     Idem.    Whereas,  doubts  have  arisen  whether  the  char- 

ter of  said  city  confers  upon  the  board  of  water  commissioners 
therein  constituted  the  power  to  take  and  convey,  for  and  in  behalf 
of  said  city,  a  supply  of  water  from  any  other  source  than  the 
Connecticut  river:  therefore, 

Eesolved  By  This  Assembly,  That  said  charter  shall  be 
construed  in  the  same  maimer  and  said  board  of  water  commis- 
sioners shall  have  the  same  powers  as  if  the  stream  in  West  Hart- 
ford, called  Trout  brook,  or  any  other  stream  or  water  source  within 
the  towns  of  West  Hartford  or  Hartford,  had  been  expressly  named 
therein;  and  any  land  or  water  right,  title,  privilege  or  franchise 
*  which  may  be  required,  taken,  or  impaired  for  the  purpose  of 
supplying  said  city  or  said  towns  with  water,  under  said  charter, 
shall  be  compensated  for  and  the  damages  ascertained,  liquidated 


BOAKD    OF    WATEK    COMMISSIONERS. 

and  paid  in  the  same  manner  as  is  provided  in  the  49th  section  of 
this  chapter. 

If  said  city  shall  approve  this  resolution  .....  and 
said  board  of  water  commissioners  shall  introduce  water  into 
said  city  from  said  Trout  brook  or  other  water  source  as 
aforesaid,  it  shall  be  lawful  and  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  board  of 
water  commissioners  to  supply  said  water  to  the  inhabitants  of  the 
aforesaid  towns  living  within  a  reasonable  distance  from  the  line  of 
main  pipes  at  the  same  rate  of  water  rents  and  upon  the  same  terms 
and  conditions  that  the  inhabitants  of  said  city  are  or  may  be  from 
time  to  time  supplied;  and  the  said  water  rents  shall  constitute  a 
lien  on  lots,  houses  and  tenements  within  said  towns  and  be  collected 
and  enforced  in  the  same  manner  that  water  rents  are  or  may  be 
collected  and  enforced  in  said  city  of  Hartford. 

§  53.    Regulations  for  use  of  water,  rates,  etc.    •    •    .   5  8^456. 

The  board  of  water  commissioners  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  are  here- 
by empowered  to  make  such  by-laws  or  regulations  for  the  preserva- 
tion, protection,  and  management  of  the  waterworks  of  said  city  as 
may  be  deemed  advisable,  and  enforce  the  same  by  suitable  penal- 
ties; and  when  said  by-laws  or  regulations  have  been  approved  by 
the  court  of  common  council,  and  shall  have  been  published  ten 
days  at  least  in  two  or  more  daily  papers  issued  within  said  city, 
they  shall  be  of  binding  validity ;  and  said  commissioners  may  bring, 
in  their  own  name,  actions  of  debt  on  such  by-laws,  before  the  city 
court  for  said  city,  to  recover  any  penalty  for  the  breach  of  the  same. 
The  city  police  court  of  said  city  shall  also  have  jurisdiction  over 
any  breach  of  said  by-laws  or  regulations,  and  may  punish  the 
offender  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  or  by  imprisonment 
not  exceeding  thirty  days,  or  by  a  fine  and  imprisonment  both.  The 
board  of  water  commissioners  shall  have  power  to  establish  rates  for 
the  use  of  water,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  court  of  common 
council ;  and  whenever  any  water-rent  shall  remain  unpaid  after  the 
time  prescribed  and  limited  for  payment  by  the  rules  of  said  board, 
it  shall  be  lawful  for  said  board  to  charge  and  receive  additional  per- 
centage for  collecting  the  same:  provided,  the  conditions  of  said 
percentage  be  published  as  aforesaid  in  the  rules  of  said  board. 


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54.    Extensions  of  water  mains  into  Wethersfield. 

The  board  of  water  commissioners  of  the  city  of  Hartfopd, 


6  S.  L.  713. 


30  BOARD    OF    WATER    COMMISSIONERS. 

with  the  consent  of  the  mayor  and  common  council,  shall  be,  and 
they  are  hereby  authorized  to  extend  their  water  main  from  the 
Hartford  and  Wethersfield  towTi  line  north  of  the  bridge  known  as 
Folly  Bridge,  over  and  across  said  bridge  through  the  highway  in 
the  town  of  Wethersfield  to  the  Connecticut  state  prison,  and  from 
thence  to  such  points  as  may  be  agreed  upon  by  said  commissioners 
and  the  selectmen  of  said  town  of  Wethersfield.  The  said  water 
commissioners  to  have  control  of  said  main  and  its  connections  the 
same  as  if  laid  in  the  town  of  Hartford. 

7  8^682.  §  55.  Additional  reservoirs  in  West  Hartford  and  addi- 
tional water  main.  The  board  of  water  commissioners  of  the 
city  of  Hartford,  with  the  consent  of  the  mayor  and  common  council 
of  said  city,  are  authorized  and  empowered  to  extend  and  improve 
the  waterworks  of  said  city,  by  the  construction  of  a  new  main 
from  the  reservoir  in  West  Hartford  to  said  city;  and  by  the  con- 
struction of  a  new  reservoir  or  reservoirs  in  the  town  of  West 
Hartford,  and  by  such  other  improvements  in  and  about  said 
waterworks  in  the  towns  of  Hartford  or  West  Hartford,  as  they 
shall  deem  proper :  provided,  that  the  amount  expended  by  author- 
ity of  this  section  shall  not  exceed  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and 
fifty  thousand  dollars. 

7s.f^m.  §  56.    Additional  water  supplies  from  Avon,  Farmington, 

and  BlOOmfield.  The  board  of  water  commissioners  of  the  city  of 
Hartford,  for  the  purpose  of  improving  and  increasing  the  water 
supply  of  said  city,  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered,  in  behalf 
of  said  city,  to  take  and  hold  any  stream  or  water  source,  and  any 
land  necessary  or  convenient  for  constructing  aqueducts  and  reser- 
voirs within  the  limits  of  the  towns  of  Avon,  Farmington,  and 
Bloomfield,  and  any  land  or  water  right,  title,  privilege,  or  franchise 
which  may  be  required,  taken,  or  impaired  for  the  purpose  aforesaid, 
shall  be  compensated  for,  and  the  damages  therefor  ascertained, 
liquidated,  and  paid  in  the  same  manner  provided  in  section  49 
of  this  chapter. 

12  81^494.         §  57.    Rights  of  West  Hartford  residents  to  water  from 

mains  laid  in  that  town,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  board  of 
water  commissioners  of  the  city  of  Hartford  to  lay  connecting  pipes 
and  furnish  water  to  any  of  the  residents  of  the  town  of  West  Hart- 
ford or  to  owners  of  land  or  buildings  in  said  West  Hartford, 


13  S.  L. 


BOARD    OF    WATER    COMMISSIONERS. 

who  may  apply  to  them  for  the  same,  from  the  pipes  which  conduct 
water  through  said  town  to  the  city  of  Hartford,  whenever  such 
residents  or  owners  will  guarantee  that  ten  per  centum  of  the 
cost  of  the  additional  necessary  connecting  pipes  and  of  the  ex- 
penses of  laying  the  same  shall  he  annually  paid  to  said  board 
as  water  rents  or  otherwise;  and  any  of  snch  residents  or  owners 
shall  be  furnished  with  water  by  said  board  whenever  such  owners 
or  residents  shall  themselves  lay  the  pipes  for  that  purpose;  and 
the  rates  so  paid  for  water  so  furnished  as  above  shall  be  the  same 
as  are  from  time  to  time  established  by  said  board  and  approved 
by  the  common  council  of  said  city  for  the  inhabitants  of  said  city. 

§  58.    Authorizing  use  of  west  or  south  branch  of  Salmon 

brook  in  Granby.  •  •  •  The  board  of  water  commissioners  of  .^^^\ 
the  city  of  Hartford,  for  the  purpose  of  improving  and  increasing 
the  water  supply  of  said  city,  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  in  ^^^ 
behalf  of  said  city  to  take  and  hold  the  stream  known  as  the  south 
or  west  branch  of  Salmon  brook,  a  stream  entering  the  Farmington 
river  at  or  near  Tariffville,  Connecticut,  together  with  the  streams 
and  water  sources  connecting  with  said  south  or  west  branch  of  said 
Salmon  brook,  above  a  point  on  said  stream  three  thousand  feet 
northeasterly  from  the  point  where  the  highway  leading  from 
Bushy  Hill  corners  southward  between  said  Barn  Door  hills,  so- 
called,  into  the  town  of  Simsbury  crosses  said  stream.  And  said 
board  of  water  commissioners  is  further  empowered  to  take  and  hold 
any  lands  which  may  be  necessary  or  convenient  for  constructing 
aqueducts  and  reservoirs  for  the  purpose  of  utilizing  such  water 
supply  and  conveying  the  same  to  the  city  of  Hartford,  under  the 
provisions  of  section  49  of  this  chapter ;  provided,  however,  that  no 
authority  is  hereby  given  to  take  water  from  the  Farmington  river 
or  any  of  the  ponds  and  streams  tributary  thereto,  which  lie  to  the 
northward  of  and  flow  through  the  southern  boundary  of  the  town 
of  Canton;  and  further  provided,  that  no  authority  is  hereby 
given  to  take  water  from  the  stream  from  which  the  town  of  Granby 
now  receives  its  supply  of  water  for  domestic  purposes,  or  from  any 
other  tributaries  of  said  Salmon  brook  which  enter  said  brook  or  any 
of  its  branches  below  the  point  on  said  stream  above  described. 

Before  any  highway  is  overflowed  by  reason  of  a  dam  erected 
under  the  authority  given  by  this  resolution,  said  board  of  water 


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BOAKD    OF   WATER    COMMISSIONERS. 

commissioners,  if  it  cannot  agree  with  the  selectmen  of  any  town 
interested  in  the  layout,  grading,  or  alteration  of  such  highway,  as 
to  the  change  in  the  layout,  grading,  or  other  alteration  of  said 
highway,  and  as  to  the  payment  of  the  cost  of  the  construction 
thereof,  shall  prefer  its  application  to  the  superior  court  of  the 
county  in  which  such  highway  is  located,  accompanied  by  a  summons 
signed  by  proper  authority  to  be  served,  in  the  same  manner  as 
civil  process,  on  one  of  such  selectmen  to  appear  and  be  heard 
thereon,  and  unless  the  parties  shall  agree  as  to  the  judgment  to 
be  rendered,  said  application  shall  be  heard  and  decided  by  a  com- 
mittee of  three  disinterested  persons  to  be  appointed  by  the  court. 
Upon  such  hearing  said  committee  shall  make  such  alterations  in 
such  highway  as  it  may  judge  to  be  necessary,  and  survey  and  lay  out 
the  same,  and,  having  given  at  least  three  days'  notice  to  the  owner 
or  owners  of  all  the  land  affected  by  such  alteration,  personally  or 
by  leaving  a  written  notice  at  their  respective  places  of  abode,  if 
residents  of  this  state,  or  if  non-residents,  by  like  notice  to  the 
persons  having  charge  of  the  land,  of  the  time  and  place  of  their 
meeting  for  this  purpose,  shall  under  oath  estimate  the  damages 
sustained  by  or  the  special  benefits  accruing  to  each  person  by  such 
change  in  the  layout,  grading,  or  other  alteration  of  said  highway, 
and  report  in  writing  their  doings  to  said  court.  All  persons  and 
parties  interested  in  the  alteration  of  such  highway  may  appear 
before  said  court  and  remonstrate  against  the  acceptance  of  said 
report  for  any  irregularity  or  improper  conduct  on  the  part  of  the 
committee,  and  for  that  cause  the  court  may  set  aside  said  report. 
And  if  the  court  shall  be  of  the  opinion  that  said  report  ought  to 
be  accepted  the  court  shall  accept  it,  and  the  damages  so  assessed 
with  the  costs  of  the  application  shall  be  paid  by  the  town,  and  the 
amount  assessed  for  special  benefits  shall  be  paid  to  the  town  by 
the  persons  upon  whom  they  were  assessed,  and  all  assessments  of 
benefits  may  be  collected  in  the  same  manner  as  town  taxes.  Said 
committee  shall  also  estimate  the  cost  of  the  construction  of  said  new 
highway  by  reason  of  the  change  in  the  layout,  grading,  or  other 
alteration  of  said  highway  as  determined  by  said  committee;  and 
when  said  board  of  water  commissioners  shall  have  paid  to  said  town 
*  the  amount  of  damages  paid  by  said  town  to  the  persons  found  to  be 
specially  damaged  by  the  change  of  the  layout,  grading,  or  other 
alteration  of  said  highway,  less  the  amount  of  special  benefits 


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assessed  against  persons  found  by  said  committee  to  be  specially 
benefited  by  said  change  in  the  layont,  grading,  or  other  alteration 
of  said  highway,  together  with  the  costs  of  such  application  and 
estimated  cost  of  the  construction  of  the  change  in  the  layout, 
grading,  or  other  alteration  of  said  highway,  such  payment  shall 
be  in  full  of  any  and  all  claims  on  the  part  of  any  person,  individual, 
or  corporation  against  said  board  of  water  commissioners  on  account 
of  damages  to  such  highway  by  reason  of  the  erection  of  said  dam. 

§  59.    Rights  of  Granby  residents  to  water  from  mains      1897. 

laid  in  that  town,     if  said  board  of  water  commissioners  shall  in-    ^^  ^-  ^-  ^• 
troduce  water  into  said  city  under  the  authority  given  by  the  pre- 
ceding section  it  shall  be  lawful  and  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  board  ' 
to  supply  said  water  to  the  inhabitants  of  said  town  of  Granby  upon 
the  same  terms  and  conditions  that  water  is  now  supplied  by  said 
board  to  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  West  Hartford. 

If  said  board  of  water  commissioners  shall  introduce  water  into 
said  city  under  the  authority  given  by  section  58  of  this  chapter, 
it  shall  be  lawful  and  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  board  of  water  com- 
missioners to  supply  said  water  to  the  inhabitants  of  any  towns 
through  which  the  line  of  main  pipes  conducting  said  water  to  the  ^ 
city  of  Hartford  shall  pass,  who  live  within  one  half  of  a  mile  of  said 
line  of  main  pipes,  upon  the  same  terms  and  conditions  that  water  is 
now  supplied  by  said  board  to  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  West 
Hartford. 

§  60.    Extension  of  water  mains  into  Bloomfield.    The  ^^^^-^^ 

board  of  water  commissioners  of  the  city  of  Hartford  is  hereby 
authorized  and  empowered  to  extend  its  water  mains  from  the  Hart- 
ford and  Bloomfield  town  line  through  the  highway  known  as  Blue 
Hills  avenue  northerly  into  the  town  of  Bloomfield,  and  to  the  sec- 
ond or  main  entrance  to  Mount  St.  Benedict's  cemetery,  and  thence 
to  such  other  points  in  the  town  of  Bloomfield  as  may  be  agreed  upon 
by  said  board  of  water  commissioners  and  the  selectmen  of  the  town 
of  Bloomfield.  Said  board  of  water  commissioners  shall  have  con- 
trol of  said  water  mains,  and  of  the  connections  thereto,  and  shall 
have  the  same  rights  and  be  subject  to  the  same  duties  and  obliga- 
tions in  respect  thereto,  and  to  the  laying  and  the  repair  thereof, 
as  though  the  same  were  within  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Hartford. 


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BOARD    OF    WATER    COMMISSIONERS. 

It  shall  be  lawful  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  board  of  wat^r 
commissioners  to  supply  water  from  such  extended  mains  to  any  of 
the  inhabitants  of  said  town  of  Bloomfield  living  within  one-half 
mile  of  said  line  of  main  pipes,  so  extended,  upon  the  same  terms 
and  conditions  under  which  water  is  now  supplied  to  inhabitants  of 
the  town  of  West  Hartford. 

§  61.    Offenses  against  water  property,  how  punished. 

If  any  person  shall  maliciously  and  wilfully  corrupt  the  water 
collected  or  conducted  in  or  into  any  reservoir,  cistern,  hydrant,  con- 
ductor, engine,  pipe,  or  any  portion  of  the  waterworks  of  the  city 
of  Hartford,  or  destroy  or  injure  any  work,  machinery,  materials, 
or  property,  erected,  constructed,  used,  or  designed  to  be  used,  with- 
in the  city  of  Hartford  or  elsewTiere  for  the  purpose  of  procuring 
and  keeping  a  supply  of  water,  the  city  police  court  of  said  city  shall 
have  jurisdiction  of  said  offense,  and  may  punish  the  offender  by  a 
fine  not  exceeding  five  hundred  dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  not 
exceeding  one  year,  or  by  both  fine  and  imprisonment.  And  said 
offerder  shall  also  be  liable  to  treble  damages  in  an  action  of  tres- 
pass brought  by  said  commissioners. 


BOARD  OF  HEALTH  COMMISSIONERS.  815 


CHAPTEK  5. 

BOARD  OF  HEALTH  COMMISSIONERS. 
§  62.    Board  of  health  commissioners.    General  powers      i9ob 


and  duties.  The  ordinances  of  the  city  of  Hartford  relating  to 
the  health  department  of  said  city  are  hereby  validated  and  con- 
firmed, and  the  powers  conferred  upon  and  delegated  to  the  present 
board  of  health  commissioners,  and  their  successors,  nnder  said  ordi- 
nances are  hereby  established  and  ratified ;  and  said  board  of  health 
commissioners  and  their  successors  are  hereby  exclusively  vested 
with  the  exercise,  within  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Hartford  and  upon 
the  Connecticut  river  adjacent  thereto,  of  all  the  jurisdiction, 
powers,  privileges,  and  duties  now  by  law  vested  in  and  imposed 
upon  town  health  officers  within  towns  of  this  state. 

No  appeal  from  any  pending  order  or  determination  of  said 
board  of  health  commissioners  to  the  county  health  officer  for 
Hartford  county  shall  hereafter  be  allowed. 

§  63.    By-laws,  rules  and  regulations  of  the  board  of 

health.  Said  board  of  health  commissioners  may  from  time  to 
time  make  such  by-laws,  rules,  regulations,  and  orders  as  in  its 
judgment  the  preservation  of  the  public  health  shall  require,  pro- 
vided the  same  be  not  inconsistent  with  the  constitution  or  laws  of 
this  state,  of  the  United  States,  or  with  the  charter  or  ordinances  of 
the  city  of  Hartford ;  and  said  board  shall  cause  to  be  exercised  and 
enforced  such  by-laws,  rules,  regulations,  and  orders,  and  the  health 
ordinances  of  the  city,  and  generally  shall  do  and  cause  to  be  done 
whatever  now  is  or  may  hereafter  be  prescribed  by  the  ordinances 
of  said  city  or  by  the  court  of  common  council  to  preserve  the  health 
of  said  city. 


14  S.  L.  887. 


Idem. 


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BOARD    OF    OHAEITY    COMMISSIONERS. 

CHAPTER  6. 

BOARD  OF  CHARITY  COMMISSIONERS. 
1895  §  ®*'    Bo^^^  ^^  charity  commissioners.  General  powers 

18 s.  L.«24.  and  duties.  All  the  powers  and  duties  now  vested  in  the  board  of 
selectmen  of  the  town  of  Hartford,  or  which  shall  hereafter  be 

1903. 

14  8.  L  89.  vested  by  law  in  the  selectmen  of  the  several  towns  of  this  state, 
in  relation  to  soldiers'  orphans,  the  support  of  paupers,  licenses 
for  the  sale  of  spirituous  and  intoxicating  liquors,  the  care  of  the 
insane  and  indigent,  the  adoption  of  children,  the  commitment  of 
imbecile  children  to  proper  institutions,  the  indenture  of  appren- 
tices, the  appointment  of  overseers  and  conservators,  and  duties  rela- 
tive to  the  deaf,  dumb,  and  blind,  and  concerning  all  other  matters 
affecting  the  defective  and  dependent  classes,  shall,  after  the  fif- 
teenth day  of  June,  1896,  be  vested,  so  far  as  the  town  of  Hartford 
is  concerned,  in  a  board  of  commissioners  to  be  known  as  the  board 
of  charity  commissioners. 


Idem. 


§  65.  Appointment.  Terms.  Said  board  shall  consist  of 
six  electors  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  not  more  than  three  of  whom 
shall  be  of  the  same  political  party;  and  shall  be  appointed  upon 
nomination  by  the  mayor  and  confirmation  by  the  court  of  common 
council,  and  the  court  of  common  council  may  by  ordinance  duly 
passed  prescribe  such  other  duties  of  said  board  of  charity  commis- 
sioners as  it  may  deem  necessary  and  expedient.  The  first  appoint- 
ment of  said  board  shall  be  for  two  members  of  said  board  to  serve 
for  one  year,  two  members  to  serve  for  two  years,  and  two  members 
to  serve  for  three  years,  and  thereafter  two  members  of  said  board 
shall  be  appointed  aimually  to  serve  for  three  years,  and  until  their 
successors  are  duly  appointed  and  qualified.  The  terms  of  ofiBce 
of  said  commissioners  shall  begin  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  June 
of  the  year  of  their  appointment. 

§  66.    Officers  and  employers.     Notices.     Said  board 

Idem.        shall  appoint  one  of  its  number  to  be  president  thereof,  and  may 

appoint  a  clerk  of  said  board,  and  a  superintendent  of  charities  and 


BOAKD    OF    CHARITY    COMMISSIONERS. 

such  assistants  or  other  employes  as  may  be  authorized  by  the  com- 
mon council,  whose  compensation  shall  be  fixed  by  city  ordinance 
or  by  vote  of  the  common  council.  Notices  to  the  president  of  paid 
board,  in  the  maimer  provided  by  law,  concerning  any  pauper 
claimed  to  be  chargeable  to  said  city,  shall  be  valid  and  sufficient 
notice  to  bind  said  city  as  towns  are  bound  by  a  notice  to  a  selectman 
thereof,  and  notice  to  the  selectmen  of  the  town  of  Hartford  shall 
also  be  sufficient  notice  to  said  city,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said 
selectmen  to  forthwith  transmit  to  the  said  board  of  charity  com- 
missioners all  such  notices  received  by  them,  and  the  members  of 
said  board  shall  act  in  connection  with  the  Justices  of  the  peace 
upon  all  questions  concerning  which  selectmen  of  towns  with  such 
justices  now  have  authority. 

All  powers  relating  to  the  establishment  of  work-houses  which 
would  at  any  time  except  for  the  consolidation  act  of  1895  belong 
to  said  town  are  hereby  conferred  upon  said  city.  All  work-houses 
of  said  city  and  their  inmates  shall  be  maintained  and  controlled  by 
said  board  of  charity  commissioners,  and  said  city  shall  have  the 
use  and  benefit  of  the  labor  of  all  inmates  of  its  work-houses.  All 
general  laws  concerning  town  work-houses,  6o  far  as  they  are  con- 
sistent with  this  chapter,  shall  apply  to  said  city. 


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CHAPTER  7. 

BOARD  OF  PARK  COMMISSIONERS. 

issTgt  §  ^7.    General  powers  and  duties.   Number  of  commis- 

sioners, terms,  etc.  The  public  parks  of  the  city  of  Hartford, 
now  in  existence,  and  those  which  may  hereafter  be  established, 
whether  within  or  without  the  corporate  limits  of  said  city,  together 
with  all  park  property  which  may  be  acquired,  shall  be  under  the 
management,  care,  and  control  of  a  board  under  the  name  and  style 
of  the  board  of  park  commissioners.  Said  board  shall  consist  of 
ten  persons  to  be  appointed  as  hereinafter  provided,  and  the 
mayor  of  the  city,  who  shall  be  ex-officio  a  member  of  said  board. 
Five  members  of  this  board  shall  be  the  park  commissioners  of  the 
present  commission,  who  shall  serve  out  the  term  of  oflBce  to  which 
they  have  hitherto  been  appointed.  These  five  commissioners,  with 
the  mayor  of  the  city,  shall,  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  May,  1895, 
by  a  majority  vote,  appoint  five  other  members  of  said  board,  with 
the  advice  and  consent  of  the  board  of  aldermen,  and  whose  several 
terms  of  oflBce  shall  begin  at  the  date  of  their  appointment;  the 
first  to  serve  for  a  term  of  six  years,  the  second  for  a  term  of  seven 
years,  the  third  to  serve  for  a  term  of  eight  years,  the  fourth  to 
serve  for  a  term  of  nine  years,  the  fifth  to  serve  for  a  term  of  ten 
years,  and  until  their  successors  in  ofiice  have  been  appointed  and 
qualified.  At  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  ofiice  of  each  of 
the  aforesaid  ten  commissioners,  his  successor  in  office  shall  be 
appointed  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  board,  by  and  with  the  consent 
and  advice  of  the  board  of  aldermen,  to  serve  for  a  term  of  ten  years, 
and  until  his  successor  in  office  has  been  appointed  and  qualified. 
But  any  member  of  said  board  who  shall  be  hereafter  appointed 
to  serve  for  the  full  term  of  ten  years  shall  not,  at  the  expiration 
of  such  full  term,  be  eligible  for  reappointment  to  succeed  himself. 
Any  vacancy  which  may  occur,  through  death,  resignation,  or  other- 
wise, may  be  filled  for  the  unexpired  term  by  a  majority  vote  of 
the  commission  and  the  approval  of  the  board  of  aldermen.  No 
compensation  for  services  on  said  commission  shall  be  allowed  to 


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any  member  thereof,  except  to  the  secretary.  Each  commissioner, 
however,  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  his  actual  disbursements  for 
necessary  expenses  in  the  performance  of  any  duty  imposed  upon 
him  by  the  direction  of  the  said  board  of  commissioners.  The 
office  of  anj^  one  of  the  said  park  commissioners  who  shall  not 
attend  the  meetings  of  the  board  for  three  successive  montlis,  after 
having  been  duly  notified  of  such  meetings,  without  reason  therefor 
satisfactory  to  said  board,  or  without  leave  of  absence  from  said 
board,  shall  by  said  board  be  declared  vacant;  and  they  shall  pro- 
ceed to  fill  the  vacancy  for  the  unexpired  term,  as  hereinbefore  _J895^ 
provided.  Upon  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  office  of  that  member 
of  the  board  of  park  commissioners  whose  term  expires  in  April, 
1895,  the  remaining  commissioners,  with  the  mayor  of  the  city,  may 
appoint  his  successor  in  office,  by  and  with  the  consent  and  advice 
of  the  board  of  aldermen,  to  serve  for  a  term  of  five  years  and  until 
his  successor  in  office  has  been  appointed  and  qualified. 


12  S.  L.  307. 


§  68.    Officers,  meetings,  records,  and  accounts.    The 

said  board  of  park  commissioners  shall  annually,  in  May,  choose  one 
of  their  number  to  be  president  of  the  board,  and  another  as  vice- 
president  ;  and  the  said  board  shall  elect  a  secretary,  who,  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  board,  may  be  one  of  their  own  number,  at  a  salaiy  not 
exceeding  five  hundred  dollars  per  annum ;  but  the  said  salary,  and 
all  other  expenses  of  the  commission,  shall  be  paid  out  of  the  annual 
appropriation.  At  all  meetings,  except  such  as  are  specially  called 
for  the  appointment  of  a  commissioner,  six  shall  constitute  a  quo- 
rum for  the  transaction  of  business.  At  no  meeting  shall  it  be 
proper  to  proceed  to  the  appointment  of  a  new  commissioner  unless 
the  mayor  of  the  city  be  present;  and  at  all  meetings  called  for 
this  purpose  the  mayor  shall  preside  and  certify  to  the  appointment 
before  it  be  transmitted  to  the  board  of  aldermen  for  their  consent. 
The  said  board  of  park  commissioners  shall  have  full  and  exclusive 
power  to  make  rules  and  by-laws  for  the  orderly  transaction  of  their 
business.  The  board  shall  keep  an  accurate  record  and  books  of 
account,  and  shall  annually  transmit  to  the  court  of  common  coun- 
cil a  full  and  detailed  report  and  statement  of  all  its  acts  and  doings, 
together  with  a  complete  and  itemized  account  of  all  receipts  and 
disbursements.  The  books  of  account  and  records  of  the  board 
shall  at  all  times  be  open  to  the  inspection  of  the  mayor,  and  sub- 
ject to  an  annual  audit  by  the  proper  municipal  officer.     It  shall  be 


12  S.  L.  68. 


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the  duty  of  the  mayor,  or  otlier  proper  municipal  officer,  to  assign 
a  suitable  and  convenient  office,  in  some  public  building,  to  the  use 
of  the  board  of  park  commissioners,  with  proper  vault  or  safe  for 
the  protection  of  their  books  and  papers;  and  until  such  office  is 
provided,  to  the  satisfaction  of  said  board,  they  are  hereby  author- 
ized to  rent  an  office  at  an  expense  of  not  more  than  fifty  dollars 
per  month.  Said  board  shall  have  power  to  appoint  or  employ 
such  superintendents,  engineers,  architects,  and  other  officers  and 
employees  as  it  may  deem  necessary,  and  shall  prescribe  and  define 
their  respective  duties,  powers,  and  authority,  and  shall  fijc  and 
regulate  the  compensation  to  be  paid  to  the  several  persons  80 
employed. 


It  S.  L.  69. 


§  69.  Particular  powers.  The  board  constituted  as  afore- 
said shall  have  the  care,  management,  and  control  of  all  parks  and 
grounds  used  for  park  purposes,  all  boulevards,  connecting  parks 
and  structures  thereon,  and  parkways,  now  or  hereafter  owned 
by  or  in  the  control  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  within  or  with- 
out the  corporate  limits  of  the  city  and  may  give  proper  designat- 
ing names  thereto.  The  board  shall  have  power  to  acquire,  and  the 
city  of  Hartford  to  hold,  property,  whether  within  or  without  the 
corporate  limits  of  said  city,  for  the  purpose  of  establishing  public 
parks  and  public  squares  or  the  enlarging  of  existing  parks,  or  for 
boulevards,  connecting  parks,  or  park-ways,  by  condemnation,  or 
by  contract  for  the  same;  to  accept  conveyances  thereof;  to  receive 
gifts,  donations,  or  devises  of  land  or  other  property  for  park 
purposes;  to  lay  out  and  to  improve  with  walks,  drives,  and  roads, 
to  build  necessary  culverts  and  bridges,  to  drain,  plant,  and  other- 
wise at  their  discretion  to  improve  and  adorn  the  parks  and  other 
park  property  thus  held  or  acquired  by  said  board,  to  erect  such 
buildings  as  may  be  needed  for  the  purpose  of  administration,  or  for 
the  use,  protection,  and  refreshment  of  the  public ;  provided,  how- 
ever, that  in  no  case  shall  any  expenditure  be  made  in  excess  of  the 
amount  previously  appropriated.  The  said  board  shall  have 
power  to  make  and  alter,  from  time  to  time,  all  needful  rules  and 
regulations  for  the  maintenance  of  order,  safety,  and  decency  in 
"said  parks,  both  within  and  without  the  limits  of  the  city,  and  to 
affix  penalties  for  disobedience  thereto ;  which  rules  and  regulations 
shall  have  the  force  of  ordinances  of  the  city  of  Hartford;  provided. 


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that  no  such  rule  or  regulation  shall  be  of  any  ejffect  unless  it  shall 
have  been  first  approved  by  the  board  of  aldermen,  and  then  pub- 
lished in  full  in  one  or  more  of  the  daily  newspapers  published  in 
Hartford,  and  also  printed  and  posted  in  conspicuous  places  within 
the  limits  of  the  property  to  which  such  regulation  is  intended  to 
apply.  For  the  purpose  of  enforcing  such  rules  and  regulations, 
all  such  parks  and  property,  whether  within  or  without  the  limits 
of  said  city,  are  hereby  placed  under  the  police  jurisdiction  of  the 
city  of  Hartford:  and  complaints  for  the  violation  of  such  regula- 
tions may  be  made  by  the  prosecuting  attorney  to  the  police  court 
of  said  city.  Any  member  of  the  police  department  may  arrest, 
without  warrant  in  any  of  such  parks  or  places,  whether  within  or 
without  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  any  person  who  has 
broken  any  park  rule,  or  committed  any  other  offense  in  said  park ; 
and  the  police  court  of  Hartford  shall  have  jurisdiction  of  all 
misdemeanors  committed  within  the  limits  of  said  parks. 

§  70.    Parkways.     Location  of  public  service   pipes,      ^*^«» 

wires,  etc.  The  said  board  of  commissioners  shall  have  sole  power 
to  determine  the  places  in  said  parks  and  park-ways,  and  in  other 
property  under  their  control,  Fhere  sewers,  gas,  and  water  pipes 
shall  be  laid;  and  no  trench,  for  these  purposes,  shall  be  opened 
until  the  commissioners  shall  have  designated  the  location  of  the 
same,  and  given  permission  in  writing.  No  telegraph,  telephone, 
or  electric  light  wires,  or  other  wires,  or  posts  or  supports  therefor, 
shall  be  erected  in,  upon,  through,  or  over  said  parks  or  park-ways, 
without  the  consent  in  writing  of  said  board,  who  shall  designate 
the  place  and  the  manner  of  erecting  and  maintaining  the  same,  to 
be  altered  at  such  time  and  in  such  manner  and  under  such  con- 
ditions as  the  said  board  may  deem  best. 

§  71.    Exemption  of  taxation  of  park  property.   All  real    ^^sTtd 

and  personal  estate  of  the  city  used  for  park  purposes  within  the 
limits  of  any  other  town  shall  be  exempted  from  taxation. 

§  72.     Bonds.    For  the  purpose  of  providing  necessary  funds       idem, 
for  the  purchase  or  improvement  of  lands  for  park  property,  and 
for  such  other  purposes  as  are  herein  provided  for,  the  city  of  Hart- 
ford is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  issue  its  bonds  to  an 


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amount  not  exceeding  three  hundred  thousand  dollars,  payable  in 
not  more  than  fifty  years  from  their  dates,  and  bearing  interest  not 
exceeding  four  per  centum  per  annum,  payable  semi-annually  in 
such  manner  and  form  as  shall  be  determined  by  the  mayor  and  the 
court  of  common  council  of  said  city.  And  within  thirty  days  after 
the  passage  of  this  act,  the  mayor  of  said  city  shall  submit  to  the 
qualified  electors  of  the  city  the  proposition  to  issue  the  bonds  of  the 
city  to  the  amount  aforesaid,  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  which 
shall  be  exclusively  applied,  under  the  direction  and  at  the  discretion 
of  the  board  of  park  commissioners,  to  the  acquisition,  layout, 
and  improvement  of  land  for  public  parks,  park-ways,  or  boule- 
vards established  as  approaches  to  or  for  the  purpose  of  connecting 
parks,  and  for  the  other  purposes  set  forth  in  section  sixty-nine ;  l)ut 
the  said  board  shall  make  no  expenditures  of  said  proceeds,  or 
contract  of  expenditure  thereof,  involving  liability  to  the  city  of 
Hartford  exceeding  the  amount  of  the  bonds  thus  issued.  Such 
election  shall  be  conducted,  and  the  result  determined,  as  in  other 
cit}^  elections. 

Idem.  g  73^    Special  tax  for  support  of  parks.    For  the  purpose 

of  providing  necessary  funds  for  the  care  and  improvement  of 
park  property,  and  to  meet  the  expenses  of  the  board  of  park  com- 
missioners, the  court  of  common  council  of  the  city  shall,  in  each 
year,  levy,  and  cause  to  be  collected,  a  tax  of  not  less  than  five  cents 
upon  each  one  hundred  dollars  of  value  of  all  the  property  within 
the  city  taxable  for  municipal  purposes.  All  moneys  collected  and 
arising  from  the  said  tax  shall  be  paid  by  the  tax  collector,  or  other 
officer  collecting  the  same,  into  the  treasury  of  the  city;  and  shall 
be  deemed,  thereupon,  appropriated  and  set  apart  for  the  main- 
tenance, preservation,  and  improvement  of  said  parks  and  grounds ; 
and  shall  be  paid  out  by  the  city  treasurer  upon  warrants  signed 
by  at  least  three  members  of  the  said  board  of  park  commissioners. 

Idem.  g  74_     Park-ways  and  boulevards.    The  said  board  of  park 

commissioners  shall  have  power  to  connect  any  public  park  under 
its  control  with  any  other  park  over  which  it  has  jurisdiction,  by 
*  a  boulevard  or  park-way;  and  whenever,  in  their  judgment  neces- 
sary, they  may  designate,  as  such,  any  existing  highway,  or  parts 
thereof,  which  shall  thereupon  be  deemed  a  part  of  said  park-way; 


BOAKD  OF  PARK  COMMISSIONERS. 

but  the  same  shall  remain  under  the  control  of  the  city  authorities 
now  having  jurisdiction  thereof. 

§  75.    Definition  of   'park  property/'    The  term  "park      w«"» 

property  "  includes  all  parks,  squares,  and  areas  of  land  within  the 
management  of  said  board;  and  all  buildings,  structures,  improve- 
ments, seats,  benches,  fountains,  boats,  floats,  walks,  drives,  roads, 
trees,  plants,  herbages,  flowers,  and  other  things  thereon,  and  in- 
closures  of  the  same;  and  all  resting  places,  watering  stations, 
play-grounds,  parade-grounds,  or  the  like ;  and  all  connecting  park- 
ways and  roads  or  drives  between  parks;  and  all  avenues,  roads, 
ways,  drives,  walks,  with  all  trees,  shrubbery,  vines,  flowers,  and  or- 
naments of  any  description ;  and  all  birds,  animals,  or  curiosities,  or 
objects  of  interest  or  instruction,  and  all  tools  and  implements 
placed  in  or  on  any  of  such  inclosures,  ways,  park-ways,  roads,  or 
places;   and  said  included  terms  shall  be  liberally  construed. 

§  76.    Members  of  park  board  prohibited  from  being       1895. 
interested  in  property  or  contracts  connected  with  parks.    ^^^  '^^^ 

No  member  of  the  said  board  of  park  commissioners  shall  be  con- 
cerned in  any  contract  with  the  said  board,  or  any  of  its  departments 
or  institutions,  either  as  contractor,  sub-contractor,  bondsman,  or 
party  directly  or  indirectly  interested.  If  any  member  of  the  board 
be  the  owner  of,  or  interested  in,  any  property  necessary,  in  the 
opinion  of  a  majority  of  the  other  members  of  the  board,  to  be  taken 
for  park  purposes,  then  proceedings  shall  be  by  condemnation,  and 
such  facts  of  ownership  and  interest  shall  be  fully  set  forth  in  the 
petition. 

§  77.    Board  not  compelled  to  accept  gifts.    The  board      uem. 

shall  not  be  compelled  to  accept  any  gift  or  offer  of  land  which,  in 
its  judgment,  is  unsuited  to  park  j^urposes,  or  the  improvement  of 
which  would  entail  an  injudicious  outlay. 

§  78.    May  lease  property  not  needed  for  immediate      wem. 

improvement.  The  said  board  shall,  at  its  discretion,  have  power 
to  lease  any  buildings  or  land  not  needed  for  immediate  improve- 
ments, for  a  term  not  to  exceed  three  years ;  the  proceeds  to  be  paid 


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Idem. 


into  the  city  treasury,  and  to  be  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  said 
board  as  an  addition  to  the  annual  appropriation. 

§  79.    Trust  property  incidentally  connected  with  parks 
to  be  under  management  of  commissioners.  Real  and  personal 

property  may  be  granted,  bequeathed,  devised,  or  conveyed  to  the 
said  city,  for  the  purpose  of  the  improvement  or  ornamentation  of 
said  parks  or  approaches,  or  for  the  establishment  or  maintenance 
therein  of  museums,  zoological  or  other  gardens,  collections  of 
natural  history,  observatories,  monuments,  statues,  fountains,  or 
other  works  of  art,  upon  such  trusts  and  conditions  as  may  be  pre- 
scribed by  the  grantors  or  devisors  thereof,  and  accepted  by  the 
common  council  of  said  city.  All  property  so  devised,  granted, 
bequeathed,  or  conveyed,  and  the  rents,  is&ues,  profits,  and  income 
thereof,  shall  be  subject  to  the  exclusive  management,  direction,  and 
control  of  the  said  board  of  park  commissioners. 

^*°*  §  80.     Powers  of  condemnation.     The  said  park  commis- 

sion, on  behalf  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  shall  have  power  to  take,  by 
condemnation,  land  for  park  or  park-way  purposes;  and  if  the 
said  park  commission  cannot,  for  any  cause,  agree  with  the  owner 
or  owners  of  any  land  which  they  shall  decide  to  take  for  public 
park  purposes,  whether  within  or  without  the  limits  of  the  city  of 
Hartford,  as  to  the  compensation  to  be  paid  therefor,  the  damages 
which  will  accrue  to  such  owner  or  owners  by  such  purchase  and  the 
compensation  to  be  paid  for  such  lands  in  view  thereof,  shall  be 
estimated  and  determined  by  three  appraisers  to  be  appointed  by 
the  superior  court  of  Hartford  county,  or  any  judge  thereof,  on 
application  of  said  park  commissioners,  after  reasonable  notice  of 
such  application  shall  have  been  given  to  such  owner  or  owners. 
Sard  appraisers  shall  notify  all  parties  in  interest  of  the  time  and 
place  of  hearing,  and  shall  make  return  in  writing  of  their  appraisal 
and  award  to  the  clerk  of  the  superior  court,  who  shall  record 
the  same;  and  the  amount  of  such  award  shall  be  paid  by  said 
park  commission  within  sixty  days  after  the  filing  of  such  award, 
.or,  in  case  of  an  appeal,  after  the  final  award  in  the  premises, 
out  of  any  funds  at  their  disposal,  other  than  the  annual  appropria- 
tion, to  the  person  or  persons  entitled  thereto,  or  deposited  to  the 
order  of  such  person  or  persons  with  the  treasurer  of  the  city  of 


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Hartford.  But  either  party  may,  within  sixty  days,  appeal  to  the 
superior  court,  or  to  any  judge  thereof,  to  set  aside  such  award, 
and  to  order  a  re-hearing  for  irregularity,  or  improper  conduct 
connected  with  such  hearing  and  appraisal.  The  fees  of  the  ap- 
praisers and  of  the  clerk  shall  be  paid  by  the  park  commission  from 
the  funds  aforesaid;  and  the  lands  embraced  in  the  application 
shall  not  be  occupied  by  the  park  commission,  nor  sequestered  for 
park  purposes,  until  the  compensation  therefor  as  finally  awarded 
or  agreed  upon  shall  have  been  paid  to  the  person  or  persons  entitled 
thereto,  or  received  to  his  or  their  satisfaction,  or  deposited  with  the 
treasurer  of  the  city  of  Hartford  to  his  or  their  use.  All  the  owners 
of  different  tracts  of  land  which  are  contiguous  or  which  are  to  be 
included  in  the  same  park  may  be  joined  in  the  same  application 
if  convenient,  and  the  court  or  judge  may  appoint  a  single  board  of 
appraisers  to  determine  and  award  the  compensation  to  be  paid 
to  the  owners  of  each  tract  in  the  same  report  of  their  findings. 

§  81.    Park  bonds.    How  prepared  and  issued.    The   12 ^^.^j. 

bonds  authorized  in  section  severity-two  shall  be  prepared  by  the  12  s.  l.  sot. 
city  treasurer  of  Hartford,  and  shall  be  issued  by  him,  from 
time  to  time,  in  such  amounts  as  the  park  commission  shall  require. 
Such  bonds  shall  in  no  case  be  sold  or  disposed  of  for  less  than  par, 
and  the  avails  of  such  as  shall  be  issued  shall  be  kept  by  the  city 
treasurer  as  a  special  fund,  subject  to  the  order  of  the  park  commis- 
sion, and  shall  be  paid  by  him  only  on  such  orders. 


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CHAPTER  8. 
SPECIAL  COMMISSIONS. 
14  3^564  §82.    Department  of  finance.   Membership.  There  shall 

be  in  the  city  of  Hartford  a  department  of  finance,  being  a  board 
consisting  of  the  mayor,  who  shall  be  its  presiding  officer; 
the  treasurer;  the  controller;  two  citizens,  neither  of  whom  shall 
hold  any  other  office  in  said  city  government;  one  member  of  the 
board  of  aldermen ;  and  one  member  of  the  common  council  board ; 
to  be  appointed  as  hereinafter  provided.  The  necessary  expenses 
of  said  board  shall  be  paid  by  the  city,  but  no  member  of  the  board 
shall  be  paid  for  his  services  as  a  member  thereof. 

8.  L.  1907.  §  83.     Appointment  of.     During  the  month  of  April,  1905, 

the  mayor  shall  appoint  one  citizen  member  of  said  board  of 
finance  to  hold  office  for  two  years,  and  one  citizen  member  to 
hold  office  for  three  years,  from  the  first  day  of  May  then  next 
ensuing,  and  in  the  month  of  April,  1907,  and  in  April  in  the 
years  thereafter  when  the  terms  of  such  citizen  members  respec- 
tively expire,  the  mayor  shall  appoint  one  citizen  member  of  said 
board  of  finance  for  the  term  of  three  years  from  the  first  day 
of  May  then  next  ensuing.  During  the  month  of  April,  1905, 
the  board  of  aldermen  and  the  common  council  board  of  said  city 
shall  each  appoint  one  member  of  said/ board  to  be  a  member  of 
said  board  of  finance  to  hold  office  for  one  year  from  the  first  day 
of  May  then  next  ensuing,  and  in  each  April  thereafter  said  board 
of  aldermen  and  said  common  council  board  shall  appoint  one 
member  from  each  of  said  boards  as  members  of  said  board  of 
finance  for  the  term  of  one  year  from  and  after  the  first  day  of 
May  then  next  ensuing.  The  members  of  said  board  of  finance 
shall  hold  office  until  their  respective  successors  are  elected  and 
qualified. 

14  s^^L^W  §  84.     Depositories.     Said  hoard  of  finance  shall  designate 

the  depositories  in  which  all  city  funds  shall  be  kept  and  may 
desio^nate  the  method  and  manner  in  which  the  controller  shall 


SPECIAL  COMMISSIONS. 

keep  the  accounts  of  the  various  city  departments  and  the  accounts 
of  said  city  with  its  various  officers. 

§  85.  Special  duties.  Whenever  it  may  become  necessary  Mem. 
for  said  city  to  borrow  money,  either  upon  its  notes  or  by  the 
issuance  of  bonds,  or  to  refund  any  of  its  existing  indebtedness, 
the  court  of  common  council  shall  not  act  thereon  finally  except 
after  investigation,  recommendation,  and  report  of  said  board  of 
finance.  Said  board  of  finance  shall  in  the  month  of  February 
in  each  year  make  estimates  of  the  moneys  necessary  to  be  appro- 
priated for  the  expenses  of  said  city  for  the  year  ensuing,  beginning 
April  1,  and  of  the  rate  of  taxation  required  to  meet  the  same,  and 
shall  classify  the  said  expenses  under  appropriate  heads  and  depart- 
ments. At  all  such  meetings  the  mayor  shall  preside  and  in  his 
absence  such  person  as  said  board  shall  select.  In  the  preparation 
of  said  estimates,  said  board  shall  give  notice  to  each  board  or 
department  of  a  definite  time  and  place  where  they  will  meet  to 
consider  the  needs  of  such  board  or  department,  and  said  body 
shall  recommend  such  tax  upon  the  polls  and  ratable  estates  within 
the  limits  of  said  city  as  it  shall  deem  necessary  to  meet  such 
expenses.  Said  estimates,  and  the  rate  of  taxation  recommended 
shall  be  submitted  to  the  court  of  common  council  at  its  first  regu- 
lar meeting  in  the  month  of  March  next  succeeding,  and  during 
said  month  of  March  said  court  of  common  council  shall  proceed  to 
consider  and  act  upon  the  said  estimates ;  the  court  of  common  coun- 
cil of  said  city  for  the  year  ensuing  shall  not  make  any  appro-  ^ 
priations  or  authorize  the  expenditure  of  any  sum  in  excess  of  the 
estimates  made  as  aforesaid,  except  upon  a  two-thirds  vote  of  said 
court  of  common  council,  nor  shall  any  of  the  departments  of  said 
city  expend  any  sum  in  excess  of  said  estimates  unless  the  same  be 
authorized  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  said  court  of  common  council. 

§  86.  Meetings.  Meetings  of  said  board  of  finance  shall  1905 
be  held  when  called  by  the  mayor,  and  reasonable  personal  notice 
of  said  meetings  shall  be  given  to  the  members  thereof,  or  written 
or  printed  notice  shall  be  sent  to  the  residence  of  each  member  or 
mailed  to  him  by  the  clerk  appointed  by  said  board  at  least  twenty- 
four  hours  before  the  time  of  holding  such  meeting. 
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47 


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48  SPECIAL  COMMISSIONS. 

§  87.    General  tax  for  schools.  Apportionment  by  board 

of  finance-  The  board  of  finance  of  the  city  of  Hartford  is  hereby 
14  s!^'685.  authorized  and  directed  to  apportion  and  divide,  among  the  school 
districts  of  the  town  of  Hartford,  an  amount  not  to  exceed  one-half 
of  the  amount  raised  by  the  tax  of  one  mill  on  its  grand  list  laid  in 
accordance  with  section  2271  of  the  general  statutes  of  1902,  which 
said  sum,  not  exceeding  one  half,  shall  be  apportioned  and  divided 
among  said  school  districts  in  accordance  with  the  needs  of  each 
district,  so  as  to  equalize  the  taxation  for  school  purposes  as  nearly 
as  possible;  but  no  district  shall  receive  any  of  said  apportionment 
unless  the  tax  laid  in  said  district  for  the  maintenance  and  support 
of  schools  is  at  least  five  mills ;  and  provided,  that  no  district  laying 
a  tax  of  at  least  five  mills  as  aforesaid,  shall  receive  a  less  total 
amount  from  said  one  mill  tax  than  it  would  receive  if  said  one  mill 
tax  was  divided  as  a  whole  in  accordance  with  section  2271  of  the 
general  statutes.  The  balance  of  the  amount  raised  from  the  tax 
of  one  mill,  after  deducting  the  total  amount  apportioned  by  said 
board  of  finance,  shall  be  divided  among  all  the  school  districts 
of  said  town,  as  provided  in  said  section  2271  of  the  general  stat- 
utes. 


Idem. 


Idem. 


Idem. 


§  88.    Estimate  by  chairmen  of  school  districts.    The 

chairmen  of  each  of  said  school  districts  shall,  on  or  before  the 
first  day  of  October  in  each  year,  present  to  said  board  of  finance 
an  estimate  of  the  amount  required  for  school  purposes  by  the 
district  of  which  he  is  chairman,  over  and  above  the  amount 
received  from  other  sources  and  the  amount  which  would  be  raised 
from  a  five  mills  district  tax,  and,  if  required  by  said  board  of 
finance,  shall  make  an  itemized  estimate  of  the  money  to  be  ex- 
pended by  the  district  during  the  ensuing  year. 

§  89.  Action  by  board  of  finance.  Said  board  of  finance, 
at  its  first  meeting  in  October  of  each  year,  shall  proceed  to  make 
the  division  and  apportionment  in  accordance  with  section  87,  and 
shall  take  up  the  matter  at  each  meeting  thereafter  until  it  has 
completed   such   apportionment   and   division. 

§  90.    Report  by  chairman  of  board  and  payment.    As 

soon  as  said  apportionment  is  made,  the  chairman  of  said  board 
♦    of  finance  shall  report  to  the  city  treasurer  of  the  city  of  Hart- 
ford the  amount  that  each  district  is  entitled  to  receive  under 


SPECIAL  COMMISSIONS. 

said  apportionment  and  division,  and  the  city  treasurer  shall 
thereupon  remit  to  the  chairman  of  each  school  district  the  amount 
to  which  said  district  is  entitled,  together  with  the  amount  due 
said  district  under  section  2271  of  the  general  statutes  for  the 
balance  of  the  amount  raised  by  said  one  mill  tax,  after  deducting 
the  sum  so  apportioned  and  divided  by  said  board  of  finance. 

§  91.    Limitation  of  powers  of  joint  standing  committee  ^^q^^- 

on  ways  and  means.    From  and  after  the  organization  of  said 

board  of  finance,  all  duties  of  the  committee  of  the  court  of  common 
council  known  as  the  joint  standing  committee  on  ways  and  means 
conflicting  with  sections  84  and  85  of  this  chapter  shall  cease  and 
determine. 


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665. 


14  S.  L.  657. 


§  92.    Board  of  contract  and  supply.    Composition  of.  ,,^^^^ 

There  shall  be  in  the  city  of  Hartford  a  board  of  contract  and 
supply,  consisting  of  the  mayor,  the  president  of  the  board  of  street 
commissioners,  the  president  of  the  board  of  charity  commissioners, 
the  president  of  the  board  of  fire  commissioners,  and  the  president 
of  the  board  of  police  commissioners. 


1905. 


§  93.    Special  duties  of  board  of  contract  and  supply. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  board,  after  public  notice,  and  in  i4s.  l.  loee. 
accordance  with  regulations  to  be  prescribed  by  ordinance  or  ordi- 
nances of  the  court  of  common  council,  to  let  to  the  lowest  bidders 
who  shall  give  adequate  security  for  the  performance  of  their 
several  contracts,  all  contracts  for  the  performance  of  any  work 
or  the  supplying  of  any  materials,  or  both,  for  the  use  of  any 
department  of  the  city,  except  the  water  and  park  departments, 
in  all  cases  where  such  work  and  materials  will  cost  a  sum  exceeding 
five  hundred  dollars,  unless,  by  a  resolution  passed  by  a  two-thirds 
vote  of  each  branch  of  the  court  of  common  council,  it  shall  be 
determined  in  a  special  instance  or  instances  to  be  impracticable 
to  procure  such  work  or  materials  by  contract,  or  unless  emergency 
requires  the  appropriate  department  of  the  city  to  secure,  forthwith, 
the  repair  of  property  in  its  charge  or  materials  for  such  repair  or 
the  use  of  such  department.  Said  board,  in  the  performance 
of  its  duties,  shall  have  power  to  reject  any  and  all  bids. 

§  94.    Committee  on  abatement  and  assessments,  etc.  ^^^^%q2. 

Composition  of,  etc.    The  mayor  of  the  city  of  Hartford  is  hereby 
authorized  and  directed  to  appoint,  subject  to  the  approval  of 


14  S.  L. 


50 


SPECIAL  COMMISSIONS. 


1907. 
S.  L. 


the  board  of  aldermen,  on  or  before  June  1,  1905,  two  persons, 
citizens  and  taxpayers  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  and  in  case  of  the 
death,  resignation,  or  disability  of  either  or  both  of  said  persons, 
a  successor  or  successors,  also  so  qualified,  to  serve,  together  with  the 
mayor,  city  collector,  and  corporation  counsel,  until  June  1,  1909, 
as  a  committee  of  abatement  of  assessments,  for  public  improve- 
ments within  the  city  of  Hartford,  now  due  and  unpaid. 

Said  committee  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  col- 
lect, adjust,  compromise,  settle,  and  abate  any  and  all  assessments 
for  public  improvements  laid  upon  real  estate  by  the  city  of  Hart- 
ford, or  any  department  thereof,  now  due  and  unpaid,  and  to  dis- 
charge certificates  of  lien  filed  against  such  property  to  secure  the 
payment  of  such  assessments. 

The  members  of  said  committee  shall  receive  no  compensa- 
tion for  the  performance  of  their  duties  under  this  appointment, 
but  shall  be  allowed  their  reasonable  expenses  for  clerical  assistance 
and  incidentals,  as  approved  by  the  court  of  common  council  of 
said  city. 


1907. 
Special  Laws. 


§  95.    Commission    on    the   city   plan.     iVIembership. 

There  shall  be  in  the  city  of  Hartford  a  commission  on  the  city 
plan,  which  shall  consist  of  the  mayor,  who  shall  be  its  presiding 
officer,  the  president  of  the  board  of  street  commissioners,  the  presi- 
dent of  the  board  of  park  commissioners,  the  city  engineer,  two 
citizens,  neither  of  whom  shall  hold  any  other  office  in  said  city 
government,  one  member  of  the  board  of  aldermen,  and  one  member 
of  the  common  council  board,  to  be  appointed  as  hereinafter  pro- 
vided. The  necessary  expenses  of  said  commission  shall  be  paid  by 
the  city,  but  no  member  thereof  shall  be  paid  for  his  services  as 
such  member. 


Idem.  §  9g_     Appointment  of.     During  the  month  of  April,  1907, 

the  mayor  shall  appoint  one  citizen  member  of  said  commission  to 
hold  office  for  two  years,  and  one  citizen  member  to  hold  office 
I  for  three  years  from  the  first  of  May  then  next  ensuing,  and  in 
the  month  of  April,  1909,  and  in  April  in  the  years  thereafter  when 
the  terms  of  such  citizen  members  respectively  expire,  the  mayor 
*  shall  appoint  one  citizen  member  of  said  commission  for  the  term 
of  three  years  from  the  first  day  of  May  then  next  ensuing.  Dur- 
ing the  month  of  April,  1907,  and  in  each  April  thereafter,  the 


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board  of  aldermen  and  .the  common  council  board  of  said  city  shall 
each  appoint  from  its  own  number  a  member  of  said  commission 
to  hold  office  for  the  term  of  one  year  from  and  after  the  first  day 
of  May  then  next  ensuing.  The  members  of  said  commission  shall 
hold  office  until  their  respective  successors  are  elected  and  qualified. 


§  97.  Duties  and  powers  of.  All  questions  concerning 
the  location  of  any  public  building,  esplanade,  boulevard,  park- 
way, street,  highway,  square,  or  park  shall  be  referred  to  said  com- 
mission by  the  court  of  common  council  for  its  consideration  and 
report  before  final  action  is  taken  on  such  location.  The  court  of 
common  council  may  refer  to  said  commission  the  construction 
or  carrying  out  of  any  public  work  not  expressly  within  the 
province  of  other  boards  or  commissions  of  said  city,  and  may 
delegate  to  said  commission  all  powers  which  the  said  council 
deems  necessary  to  complete  such  work  in  all  details.  Said  com- 
mission may  make  or  cause  to  be  made  a  map  or  maps  of  said  city, 
or  any  portion  thereof,  showing  locations  proposed  by  it  for  any 
new  public  building,  esplanade,  boulevard,  parkway,  or  street,  and 
grades  thereof,  and  street,  building,  and  veranda  lines  thereon,  or 
for  any  new  square  or  park,  or  any  changes  by  it  deemed  advisable 
in  the  present  location  of  any  public  building,  street,  grades  and 
lines,  square  or  park,  and  may  employ  expert  advice  in  the  making 
of  such  map  or  maps.  Said  city  of  Hartford,  acting  through  said 
commission  or  otherwise,  shall  have  power  to  appropriate,  enter 
upon,  and  hold  in  fee  real  estate  within  its  corporate  limits  for 
establishing  esplanades,  boulevards,  parkways,  park  grounds, 
streets,  highways,  squares,  sites  for  public  buildings,  and  reserva- 
tions in  and  about  and  along  and  leading  to  any  or  all  of  the 
same;  and,  after  the  establishment,  layout,  and  completion  of 
such  improvements,  may  convey  any  real  estate  thus  acquired 
and  not  necessary  for  such  improvements  with  or  without  reserva- 
tions concerning  the  future  use  and  occupation  of  such  real  estate 
so  as  to  protect  such  public  works  and  improvements  and  their 
environs,  and  to  preserve  the  view,  appearance,  light,  air,  and  use- 
fulness of  such  public  works. 


Idem. 


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COMMISSIONERS    IX    GENERAL. 


CHAPTER  9. 
COMMISSIONERS  IN  GENERAL 

7  8.^255         §  98.    Appointment  of  commissioners  and  terms.    The 

mayor  of  said  city  of  Hartford  shall,  by  and  with  the  advice  and 
consent  of  the  board  of  aldermen  of  said  city,  appoint  the  mem- 
bers of  the  several  boards  of  water  commissioners,  street  commis- 
sioners, police  commissioners,  fire  commissioners,  and  park  commis- 
sioners of  said  city,  and  when  members  of  any  of  said  boards  of 
commissioners  are  to  be  appointed  for  different  terms,  the  term  for 
which  each  member  is  to  serve  shall  be  designated  by  the  mayor 
at  the  time  of  making  the  appointments  as  aforesaid. 

Idem.  g  9g_     Political  composition  of  boards.     The  appointment 

of  the  members  of  the  said  several  boards  of  commissioners  as 
aforesaid  shall  be  made  in  such  a  manner  as  to  divide  the  member- 
ship of  each  of  said  boards  as  nearly  as  may  be  equally  between  the 
two  leading  political  parties  for  the  time  being. 

^^®™  §  100.     Vacancies;  how  filled.     Whenever  a  vacancy  shall 

occur  in  any  of  said  several  boards  of  commissioners,  it  shall  be 
filled  in  the  manner  provided  aforesaid  for  the  appointment  of 
members. 

Idem.  §   101.     Removals.     The  mayor  of  said  city  of  Hartford,  by 

and  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  any  four  members  of  the  board 
of  aldermen,  may  remove  any  member  of  either  of  said  boards  of 
commissioners  for  cause. 

7s^L.^259  §  102.    No  member  of  common  council  to  be  a  commis- 

sioner. No  member  of  either  branch  of  said  court  of  common 
council  shall  be  chosen  or  appointed  to  serve  upon  any  of  the  several 
commissions  having  charge  of  the  various  departments  or  public 
works  of  said  citv. 


6  S.  L.  743. 


BOARD  OF  STREET  COMMISSIONERS. 

CHAPTER  10. 

BOARD  OF  STREET  COMMISSIONERS. 
§  103.    Composition  of  board  of  street  commissioners. 

There  shall  be  a  board  of  street  commissioners  of  the  city  of  Hart- 
ford, consisting  of  six  freeholders  of  said  city,  who  shall  not  be 
members  of  the  court  of  common  council.  [The  mayor  shall 
appoint  two  each  year  and]  they  shall  respectively  hold  office  for 
the  term  of  three  years  from  the  second  Monday  of  April  of 
the  year  in  which  they  are  appointed  and  until  their  respective 
successors  shall  be  appointed  and  qualified.  The  members  of 
said  board  may  be  paid  from  the  city  treasury  such  sums  as  shall  g  8.^k^744. 
be  fixed  by  the  court  of  common  council.  In  case  of  vacancy  in 
said  board  by  death,  resignation  or  otherwise,  there  shall  be  ap- 
pointed in  the  manner  provided  in  section  98  a  freeholder  not 
a  member  of  the  court  of  common  coimcil  for  the  unexpired  term. 


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6  S.  L.  744. 


§  104.    Records,  appointment  of  clerk,  superintendent 

of  streets,  etc.  Said  board  shall  keep  a  record  of  all  their  acts 
and  proceedings,  and  an  account  of  expenditures  and  receipts, 
which  shall  be  open  to  the  inspection  of  any  member  of  the  court  of 
common  council.  Said  board  may,  if  they  see  fit,  appoint  a  clerk 
to  keep  such  record  and  accounts,  and  shall  appoint  a  superintend- 
ent of  streets,  to  hold  office  during  the  pleasure  of  said  board,  and 
to  act  under  the  instructions  thereof,  in  the  immediate  care  and 
management  of  such  works  as  may  be  under  the  charge  of  said 
board;  and  said  clerk  and  superintendent  of  streets  shall  receive 
such  compensation  for  their  services  as  the  court  of  common  council 
may  grant. 

§  105.    General  powers  and  duties  of  board  of  street    esTm 

commissioners.     Said  board  shall  have  power,  and  it  shall  be 

their  duty,  to  cause  to  be  executed  all  orders  of  the  court  of  common    ^^  s^*l%52 

council,  for  the  construction  or  alteration  of  highways,  streets, 

avenues,  bridges,  curbs,  and  all  public  ways  and  grounds,  the  care 

of  which  is  not  expressly  imposed  upon  other  departments,  sewers, 

gutters,    sidewalks,    and    crosswalks,    the    exchange    or    sale    of 

highways,  the  establishmejit  of  building  lines,  the  erection  of  street 


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BOARD  OF  STREET  COMMISSIO]S^ERS. 

lamps,  the  raising,  filling  up  or  draining  of  low  grounds,  and  all 
other  orders  of  said  court,  for  the  construction,  alteration  or 
repair  of  other  public  works  not  expressly  ordered  to  be  executed 
or  superintended  by  other  officers  or  persons.  Said  board  shall 
also  cause  the  prompt  completion  of  all  necessary  repairs  of  streets, 
highways,  sewers,  and  public  works  within  the  limits  of  the  streets, 
highways,  and  thoroughfares  of  the  city,  other  than  public  build- 
ings; shall  keep  all  public  places,  streets  and  highways  clear  of 
obstructions  and  nuisances;  shall  cause  the  prompt  removal  of  all 
filth,  encroachments,  incumbrances,  and  obstructions,  and  shall 
require  all  persons  to  conform  to  the  city  ordinances  in  the  use  of 
such  streets,  highways,  and  public  places;  shall  superintend  and 
provide  for  the  lighting  of  the  street  lamps,  and  the  repair  of  the 
same;  and  in  general,  may  do  all  acts  necessary  or  proper  in  the 
execution  of  the  powers  and  duties  aforesaid.  Said  board  shall 
have  power,  in  behalf  of  said  city,  to  employ  the  corporation  counsel 
to  prosecute  or  defend  any  action  at  law  or  in  equity,  civil  or  crimi- 
nal in  its  nature,  whenever,  in  their  judgment,  it  may  be  necessary  in 
carrying  out  the  powers  and  duties  of  their  office. 

§  106.    Reports  of  board  of  street  commissioners.   Said 

board  shall,  on  the  31st  day  of  March,  in  eax^h  year,  make  a  report 
14  s^T'853  *^  ^^®  court  of  common  coimcil  of  said  city  of  all  receipts,  and  from 
what  sources,  and  of  all  expenditures,  and  for  what  purposes,  which 
have  been  received  and  expended  during  the  previous  year,  and 
shall  also  specify  what  orders  of  said  court  have  been  complied 
with,  and  what  orders  have  not  been  carried  out,  and  the  reasons 
for  the  same ;  and  shall  present  said  report,  with  such  recommenda- 
tions as  they  may  deem  best,  concerning  the  management  of  their 
department,  to  said  court  of  common  council,  at  its  first  regular 
meeting  after  said  31st  day  of  March. 


6  S.  L.  746. 


7  S.  L.  673 


T^kva  §  107.    Disqualification  of  members  of  board.   Whenever 

two  or  more  members  of  the  board  of  street  commissioners  of  the 
city  of  Hartford  shall  be  disqualified  by  reason  of  interest  or  other 
cause  from  acting  upon  any  assessment  or  other  matter  pending 
before  said  board  requiring  the  action  of  a  majority  of  the  whole 
of  said  board,  the  mayor  of  said  city  may  appoint  two  or  more  free- 
holders of  said  city,  not  members  of  the  court  of  common  council, 


BOARD  OF  STREET  COMMISSIONERS. 

to  serve  in  the  places  of  said  members  while  so  temporarily  dis- 
qualified; and  the  persons  so  appointed  by  the  mayor  shall  have, 
while  acting  as  temporary  members  of  said  board,  the  same  powers 
and  duties  as  are  by  law  conferred  upon  the  regularly  appointed 
members  thereof. 


56 


66  DEPARTMENT  OF  ENGINEEMNG. 


CHAPTER  11. 
DEPARTMENT  OF  ENGINEERING. 
s*l'  §  108.    Establishing    a    department    of    engineering. 

There  shall  be  in  the  city  of  Hartford  a  department  of  engineering, 
the  head  of  which  shall  be  called  the  city  engineer,  and  shall  be 
appointed  by  the  mayor,  by  and  with  the  advice  and  consent  of 
the  board  of  aldermen,  and  shall  hold  his  office  during  good  be- 
havior or  until  removed  for  cause. 

Idem.  g  1  Q9_     QutJeS.     Said  department  of  engineering,  under  the 

direction  of  the  court  of  common  council  or  the  board  of  street 
commissioners,  the  board  of  park  commissioners,  the  board  of 
fire  commissioners,  the  board  of  police  commissioners,  the  board  ol 
charity  commissioners,  the  board  of  health,  the  board  of  assessors, 
the  board  of  contract  and  supply,  the  board  of  finance,  or  such 
other  boards  or  commissions  hereafter  created  as  the  court  of 
common  council  shall  designate,  shall  make  all  surveys,  maps, 
plans,  drawings,  specifications,  and  estimates  relating  to  the  work 
of  said  boards  or  any  bureau  or  division  thereof,  or  for  the  court 
of  common  council  or  any  committee  thereof,  or  for  the  board  of 
assessors;  shall  superintend  the  construction  of  all  public  works 
of  the  city  of  Hartford  or  any  department  thereof  not  especially 
entrusted  to  other  officers,  and  do  any  other  engineering  work 
which  said  council  or  said  boards  may  require,  and  shall  perform 
such  other  duties  as  may  be  designated  by  said  court  of  common 
council. 

Idem.  §  110.     Maps,    etc.      The    city    engineer    shall    have    the 

custody  of  all  maps  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  or  any  department 
thereof,  not  especially  entrusted  to  other  city  officials  under  the 
general  statutes.  He  shall  also  furnish  to  the  corporation  counsel 
a  copy  of  any  map,  drawing,  or  memorandum  in  his  possession 
which  said  corporation  counsel  may  require  for  the  trial  of  any  case 
•  or  for  the  preparation  of  any  opinion. 

Idem.  §  111.    Employees  and  salaries.    All  employees  of  the 

engineering  department  shall  be  appointed  and  may  be  removed  by 
the  city  engineer.     The  salaries  of  the  city  engineer  and  of  all 


DEPARTMENT  OF  ENGINEERING.  57 

employees  in  said  department  which  exceed  one  hundred  dollars  per 
month  shall  be  determined  by  the  court  of  common  council,  by 
ordinance.  The  salaries  of  all  employees  of  said  department  which 
do  not  exceed  said  amount  shall  be  fixed  by  the  city  engineer;  pro- 
vided, that  the  whole  expense  of  administering  said  department 
shall  not  exceed  the  sum  appropriated  therefor  by  the  court  of 
common  council  of  said  city. 


68 


HIGHWAYS  AND  PUBLIC  WORKS. 


CHAPTEE  12. 

HIGHWAYS  AND  PUBLIC  WORKS. 

12  8.^624.         §  112.    Powers  of  common  council,  highways,  building 
6  3^314.    lines,  openings,  low  grounds,  sewers,  and  sidewalks,  etc. 

VfaL-'m  All  the  powers,  duties  and  liabilities  of  the  town  of  Hartford 
respecting  highways,  private  ways  and  bridges  are  hereby  trans- 
ferred to  and  imposed  upon  the  city  of  Hartford.  The  court  of 
common  council  of  the  city  of  Hartford  shall  have  exclusive 
power  to  lay  out,  make  and  establish  within  said  city  new  high- 
ways, streets,  public  parks,  walks  and  dykes  necessary  to  prevent 
the  water  of  the  Connecticut  or  Mill  Eiver  from  inundating  or 
overflowing  said  city  or  any  part  thereof  whenever  they  deem  it 
for  the  public  good  to  do  so,  or  to  alter  the  lines  and  location  of 
those  already  laid  out  and  discontinue  the  same,  and  exchange 
highways  for  highways,  or  sell  highways  for  the  purpose  of  pur- 
chasing other  highways,  to  establish  building  lines  on  the  land  of 
proprietors  adjoining  any  street,  highway,  alley,  park,  or  walk, 
within  said  cit}%  between  which  and  such  street,  highway,  alley, 
park,  or  walk,  no  building  or  part  of  a  building  or  appurtenance 
thereof  shall  be  set  up  or  erected.  Also  to  order  and  establish  open- 
ings between  buildings,  for  the  purpose  of  free  circulation  of  air  for 
the  benefit  of  the  public  health ;  to  cause  low  ground  where  water  at 
any  time  becomes  stagnant,  to  be  raised,  filled  up  or  drained;  also 
to  lay  out,  construct  and  alter  public  sewers  through  the  highways, 
streets  (including  turnpike  roads),  alleys,  and  public  grounds 
within  said  city,  and  also  through  the  private  enclosures  within 
the  same ;  to  order  and  construct  and  alter  sidewalks,  curbs,  gutters 
and  crosswalks  in  and  upon  all  highways,  streets  (including  turn- 
pike roads) ,  alleys  and  public  grounds  within  said  city,  according  to 
the  grade  and  plan  and  of  such  materials  as  shall  be  designated 
by  said  court. 

§  113.    Park  River,  wharves,  leases,  fire  districts,  high- 
way repairs,  etc.     Said  court  of  common  council  shall  also  have 
14  8.  L.'863.    exclusive  power  to  take  from  time  to  time,  lands  and  improvements 


HIGHWAYS  AND  PUBLIC  WOKKS. 


69 


thereon,  and  easements  and  privileges  connected  therewith  lying 
on  either  bank  or  both  banks  of  the  Park  River  westerly  of  Com- 
merce Street  within  the  city  of  Hartford,  and  to  improve  the  same 
by  the  establishment  and  construction  of  public  wharves,  docks, 
or  ways  thereon;  to  establish  and  maintain  uniform  building  or 
bulkhead  lines  in  the  waters  adjoining  the  said  river's  banks;  to 
lease  riparian  rights  or  privileges  now  owned  by  said  city  of  Hart- 
ford under  such  rules  and  regulations  and  on  such  terms  as  may  be 
hereafter,  from  time  to  time,  prescribed  by  the  court  of  common 
council  of  said  city  (such  leases,  however,  shall  in  no  case  be  made 
for  a  longer  term  than  three  years  from  the  date  of  the  resolution 
of  the  court  of  common  council  authorizing  the  same),  also  to  estab-  i867. 
lish  and  designate  districts  of  said  city,  within  which  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  to  erect,  enlarge,  or  elevate,  or  into  or  within  which  it 
shall  not  be  lawful  to  remove  any  wooden  building,  except  by 
license  of  said  court;  also  to  cause  to  be  made,  and  repaired  and 
altered,  highways,  streets,  parks,  and  public  grounds  within  said 
city,  and  sidewalks,  curbs  and  gutters,  and  crosswalks,  upon  said 
highways,  streets  or  public  grounds;  to  assume  for  said  city  the 
duty  of  making  and  repairing  any  part  of  any  turnpike  company's 
road  within  said  city. 

§  114.    Taxes,  assessments  for  public  works,  agree-   ^^^f^^^ 
ments  as  to  damages,  appraisal   notice.    Whenever  any 

public  work  (including  dykes,  wharves,  docks,  etc.)  shall  have  ui^.'85s. 
been  lawfully  laid  out  or  altered  by  the  court  of  common  council, 
said  court  may  assess  the  whole  or  any  part  of  the  expense  of  laying 
out,  altering,  and  making  such  public  work  (including  highways, 
streets,  sidewalks,  curbs,  gutters,  sewers,  parks,  public  walks,  open- 
ings between  buildings,  the  establishment  of  building  lines,  side- 
walks, and  crosswalks,  draining  low  grounds,  or  filling  up  the 
same),  upon  persons  whose  property  is,  in  the  judgment  of  said 
<30urt  of  common  council,  specially  benefited  thereby,  and  estimate 
the  proportion  of  such  expense  which  said  persons  shall  respectively 
•defray,  or  enforce  the  collection  of  the  same,  or  may,  if  they  deem 
proper,  assess  the  expense  of  any  such  public  work  directly  upon 
land  benefited  thereby,  describing  said  land  in  said  assessments  by 
metes  and  bounds,  and  specifying  the  amount  assessed  on  each 
piece  so  described  respectively,  which  said  land,  on  default  of 
payment  of  said  assessment  within  six  months  after  public  notice 
thereof  shall  have  been  given,  shall  be  liable  to  be  sold  for  the 


60 


HIGHWAYS  AND  PUBLIC  WORKS. 

payment  of  the  same;  and  said  court  shall  prescribe  by  ordinance 
the  manner  of  giving  notice  of  said  assessment,  and  the  time,  man- 
ner, and  places  of  sale  of  said  land;  provided  always,  that  before 
taking  any  land  or  private  property  for  any  of  the  public  uses 
aforesaid,  said  court  shall  agree  with  the  owner  or  owners  thereof 
as  to  the  damage  done  thereby,  or  shall  cause  to  be  made  a  fair  ap- 
praisal of  such  damage,  which  shall  be  the  actual  damage  done  to 
the  property  of  such  owner  or  owners,  by  taking  such  land  or  pri- 
vate property,  without  deducting  therefrom  any  benefits  on 
account  of  such  public  work,  and  shall  pay  to  or  deposit  the  same 
[less  benefits  assessed,  see  section  133]  for  the  benefit  of  such  owner 
or  owners;  and  provided  further,  that  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
said  court  to  enact  ordinances,  containing  suitable  provision  for 
giving  notice  to  all  persons  interested  in  any  property  so  taken,  of 
the  proceedings  of  said  court  in  that  behalf  and  of  the  appraisal 
of  damages. 

}^-a.c  §  115.  Veranda,  porch  and  bay-window  lines,  in  ad- 
dition to  the  authority  vested  in  the  common  council  of  the  city 
of  Hartford  to  establish  and  change  building  lines,  said  common 
council  is  hereby  empowered  to  establish  veranda,  porch,  and  bay- 
window  lines,  and  to  change  the  same  after  such  have  been  estab- 
lished in  the  same  manner  as  now  provided  for  building  lines. 


12  S.  L.  948 


G  S. L.  745. 


§  116.  Board  of  street  commissioners  as  commis- 
sioners of  assessment.  Said  board  shall  act  as  a  court  for  the 
assessment  of  betterments  and  appraisals  of  damages,  and  all 
powers  at  all  times  heretofore  vested  by  the  charter  in  the  court  of 
common  council  in  reference  to  the  appraisal  of  damages  and  as- 
sessment of  betterments,  shall  hereafter  be  exercised  by  said  board ; 
provided,  that  the  court  of  common  council  shall  continue  to  have 
power  to  prescribe,  by  ordinance,  the  manner  of  proceeding  in  such 
assessment  and  appraisal,  and  that  an  appeal  shall  be  allowed  to 
any  person  aggrieved  by  any  appraisal  of  damage  or  assessment  of 
betterments  to  the  tribunal,  and  in  the  time  and  manner  which 
may  be  by  law  provided. 

1877.    ♦        §  1 1 7.    Cost  of  improvement  ascertained  before  lay-out, 

8S.L.  111.     fY^anner  of  assessment.     Before  any  public  work  or  improve- 
ment, for  the  cost  of  which  the  city  of  Hartford  under  its  charter 


HIGHWAYS  AND  PUBLIC  WOBKS.  61 

may  assess  benefits,  shall  be  laid  out  or  constructed,  the  cost  of 
the  same,  including  damages  to  be  paid,  shall  be  ascertained  by 
the  court  of  common  council  of  said  city,  and  all  benefits  to  be 
paid  by  the  persons  benefited  thereby,  shall  be  ascertained  as  fol- 
lows: The  vote  or  resolution  proposing  the  laying  out  or  con- 
struction of  such  work  or  improvement  shall  be,  by  said  court  of 
common  council,  referred  to  the  board  of  street  commissioners  of 
said  city,  who  shall  first  estimate  the  cost  of  the  construction  of  such 
work  or  improvement,  and  shall  also  appraise  the  damages  to  be 
paid  to  any  person  for  land,  or  any  interest  therein,  taken  for  such 
improvement,  and  shall  also  assess  the  said  cost  of  construction,  and 
the  amount  of  said  damages  upon  the  persons  benefited  thereby  in 
the  manner  now  provided  by  the  charter  and  ordinances  of  said 
city,  and  all  appeals  therefrom  shall  be  taken,  and  all  proceedings 
had  thereon,  as  now  by  law  provided.  Upon  the  completion  of  such 
proceedings  the  board  of  street  commissioners  shall  report  the  same 
to  said  court  of  common  council  with  their  recommendations,  and 
said  court  of  common  council  may  thereupon  direct  the  lay-out  or 
construction  of  such  work  or  improvement  at  its  discretion. 

§  118.    Limitation  of  counoil  in  respect  to  public  works.      m^. 

The  court  of  common  council  shall  pass  no  vote  laying  out,  estab-     ^  ^  ^-  '^^^^ 
lishing,  or  ordering  to  be  constructed  any  new  street,  avenues,        ^^^ 
bridges,  curbs  and  gutters,  building  and  veranda  lines,  sidewalk  or    ^^  s.  l.  852. 
sewer,  or  any  alteration  or  improvement,  relating  to  streets  and  sew- 
ers, until  such  vote,  or  the  petition  asking  for  the  passage  of  such 
vote,  shall  have  been  referred  to  said  board  of  street  commission- 
ers for  investigation. 


§  119.    Notice  of  payment  of  benefits  and  liens;  record 

of..  Upon  the  final  lay-out  or  completion  of  the  construction 
of  any  such  public  work,  the  board  of  street  commissioners  shall 
give  notice  thereof,  and  that  said  benefits  are  due  and  payable,  by 
publication  twice  in  two  daily  newspapers  published  in  said  city, 
and  all  benefits  assessed  therefor  shall  be  immediately  due  and 
payable.  If  the  actual  cost  of  the  construction  of  any  public 
work  shall  be  less  than  the  sum  estimated  by  the  board  of  street 
commissioners  and  assessed  upon  the  parties  benefited,  each  of  the 
parties  so  assessed  shall  be  entitled  to  a  proportionate  deduction 
from  his  assessment.     Said  benefits  shall  be  a  lien  upon  the  land 


8  S.  L.  111. 


62  HIGHWAYS  AND  PUBLIC  WORKS. 

on  axjcount  of  which  they  were  assessed,  which  said  lien  shall  com- 
mence and  attach  to  said  land  from  the  time  of  the  passage  by  the 
court  of  common  council  of  the  vote  laying  out  or  ordering  the  con- 
struction of  said  work:  provided,  that  the  same  shall  not  remain 
a  lien  thereon  for  a  longer  period  than  three  months  from  the  final 
lay-out,  or  completion  of  such  work  or  improvement,  unless  the 
board  of  street  commissioners  shall  within  that  time  lodge  with  the 
town  clerk  of  the  town  of  Hartford  for  record,  a  certificate,  signed 
by  the  clerk  of  said  board  describing  the  premises,  the  amount 
assessed,  and  the  improvement  for  which  it  was  assessed. 


7  S.  L.  778. 


^V^f^         §  120.    Diversion  of  streams  not  navigable,  whenever  it 

shall  be  necessary  for  the  proper  construction  of  any  bridge,  sewer, 
culvert,  highway,  embankment,  or  other  public  work  in  the  city  of 
Hartford,  or  for  the  protection  and  security  of  any  such  public  work 
already  constructed,  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  court  of  common 
council  of  said  city  to  direct,  and  for  the  board  of  street  commis- 
sioners of  said  city  to  cause  any  stream  or  water-course,  not  navi- 
gable within  the  limits  of  said  city,  to  be  changed  and  diverted  from 
its  natural  or  present  channel  into  a  new  or  different  channel. 

^^^"^  §   121.     Compensation.      Before    causing    any    stream    or 

watercourse  to  be  diverted  as  provided  in  the  preceding  section  the 
said  board  of  street  commissioners  shall  agree  with  the  owner  or 
owners  of  any  property  or  franchise,  which  may  be  required  for  the 
said  purpose,  as  to  the  amount  of  compensation  or  damage  to  be  paid 
to  the  said  owner  or  owners  for  the  same;  and  in  case  of  disagree- 
ment between  said  board  and  any  such  owner  or  owners,  as  to  the 
amount  of  such  damage  or  compensation,  then  the  same  shall  be 
appraised  in  the  same  manner  as  damages  are  now  appraised  for  the 
laying  out  of  highways  in  said  city;  and  any  person  aggrieved  by 
said  appraisal,  shall  have  the  same  right  of  appeal  as  is  now  had 
by  parties  aggrieved  by  the  appraisal  of  damages  in  laying  out- 
highways  in  said  city. 

Idem.  §  122.     Sections  above.    The  two  foregoing  sections  shall 

not  be  so  construed  as  to  impose  any  new  liability  for  damages  upon 

.    the  said  city  for  any  change  in  any  watercourse,  indirectly   or 

necessarily  resulting  from  the  legal  lay-out  and  construction  of 

any  public  work  already  built  or  hereafter  to  be  built. 


HIGHWAYS  AND  PUBLIC  WORKS. 

§  123.    Power  over  streams,  dams,  etc.,  for  sewerage   ^^^f^: 

and  health.  The  court  of  common  council  of  the  city  of  Hartford 
are  hereby  authorized,  whenever  in  their  opinion  the  public  health 
or  the  proper  sewerage  of  said  city  shall  require  such  action,  to  take, 
occupy,  and  appropriate,  in  such  manner  as  they  shall  from  time 
to  time  deem  expedient,  any  stream  or  part  of  a  stream,  natural  or 
artificial,  running  in  or  through  said  city,  and  to  straighten,  deepen, 
or  lower  the  same,  or  lower,  alter,  or  remove  any  or  all  walls,  dams, 
flumes,  or  other  obstruction  to  the  free  and  healthy  flow  of  such 
stream  or  part  of  a  stream,  or  raise  any  of  said  dams  or  build  and 
maintain  other  dams  where  the  public  health  or  convenience  may 
require,  or  to  cover  any  such  stream  or  part  thereof  by  arches,  cul- 
verts, or  other  structures,  or  to  divert  the  water  from  such  stream 
or  part  thereof  and  cause  it  to  flow  through  a  sewer  or  other  aque- 
duct built  in  and  upon  the  bed  of  such  stream,  or  laid  in  the  earth 
in  or  near  either  bank  thereof,  or  to  remove  or  cause  to  be  removed 
or  altered  any  or  all  structures  which  at  any  season  of  the  year  cause 
the  accumulation  of  stagnant  water,  or  interrupt  in  any  manner  the 
free  and  healthy  flow  of  any  part  of  said  stream. 


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§  124.    Survey  and  estimates,  notes  and  agreement  as 

to  damages,  whenever  said  court  of  common  council  shall  take 
action  under  the  foregoing  power,  the  vote  or  resolution  proposing 
said  improvement  shall  be  referred  to  the  board  of  street  commis- 
sioners of  said  city,  who  shall  prepare  a  descriptive  survey  of  the 
improvement  proposed,  with  a  careful  estimate  of  the  cost  of  com- 
pleting the  same,  and  agree  if  possible  with  the  parties  intere^^ted 
upon  the  damages  and  special  benefits  on  account  of  such  improve- 
ment. They  shall  give  notice  ten  days  prior  to  the  time  appointed 
in  said  notice  for  said  hearing  in  two  daily  newspapers  published  in 
said  city,  of  a  time  and  place  for  meeting  all  parties  interested  in 
said  improvement,  and  if  at  such  meeting  no  agreement  can  be 
made^  said  city  may  proceed  in  the  manner  provided  in  the  next 
succeeding  section.  But  if  such  agreement  shall  be  made  by  said 
board  and  ratified  by  said  common  council,  the  sums  agreed  upon 
having  been  paid  to  the  parties  entitled  thereto,  or  deposited  to  their 
credit  in  the  city  treasury,  said  city  may  proceed  with  and  complete 
said  improvement,  and  do  all  things  necessary  or  convenient  for 
that  purpose  without  further  liability. 


419. 


Idem. 


64  HIGHWAYS  AJJD  PUBLIC  WOKKS. 

Idem.  g  ^25.    Condemnation  and  appraisal,    if  said  board  of 

street  commissioners  shall  be  unable  to  agree  with  the  parties  in- 
terested upon  the  damages  or  benefits  to  be  paid  on  account  of  such 
improvement,  the  Superior  Court  for  Hartford  county  may,  on  ap- 
plication of  said  city,  after  causing  such  notice  to  be  given  of  the 
pendency  of  such  application  as  such  court  shall  order,  appoint  three 
judicious  and  disinterested  freeholders  of  the  county  of  Hartford 
to  estimate  the  damages  and  benefits  resulting  from  said  improve- 
ment; and  said  committee  having  been  duly  sworn,  and  having 
given  notice  of  the  time  and  place  of  their  meeting  for  the  purpose 
aforesaid,  by  publishing  the  same  not  less  than  three  times  in  two 
newspapers  published  daily  in  said  city  at  least  ten  days  prior  to 
said  meeting,  shall  meet  at  the  time  and  place  designated,  and  hav- 
ing heard  all  parties  in  interest  who  shall  appear  before  them,  shall 
determine  what  parties  will  be  damaged  by  said  improvement  in 
excess  of  special  benefits  and  the  amount  thereof;  also  what  parties 
owning  or  interested  in  lands,  easements,  or  franchises  within  a 
reasonable  distance  of  said  improvement  will  receive  special  benefit 
over  all  damage  and  the  amount  thereof ;  and  also  what  parties  will 
receive  an  equal  amount  of  damage  and  benefit ;  and  thereupon  said 
committee  shall  report  in  writing  to  said  court,  which  may  confirm, 
correct,  alter,  or  set  aside  said  report,  and  decide  all  questions  that 
may  be  raised  in  the  proceedings.  If  said  report  shall  be  set  aside, 
said  committee,  or  a  new  one  to  be  appointed  by  said  court,  shall 
proceed  as  before,  and  their  report  being  finally  accepted  by  such 
court  shall  be  confirmed  by  the  order  or  decree  of  said  court;  and 
said  report  and  order  or  decree  shall  be  recorded  by  the  clerk  of  the 
Superior  Court  for  Hartford  county,  and  the  award  of  damages 
and  benefits  therein  contained  shall  be  final  between  the  parties, 
and  said  damages  being  paid  or  deposited  as  before  provided,  said 
city  may  proceed  with  and  complete  said  public  improvement,  and 
do  all  acts  necessary  or  convenient  for  that  purpose  without  further 
liability. 

Idem.  §  126.    Collection  of  benefits,  liens,  record  of.    All 

amounts  due  to  said  city  as  special  benefits  under  the  two  preceding 
^sections,  whether  reached  by  agreement  or  assessment,  may  be  col- 
lected by  warrant  under  the  hand  of  the  mayor  or  acting  mayor  of 
said  city,  directed  to  the  collector  thereof,  who  shall  enforce  the 


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same  in  the  same  manner  as  tax  warrants  are  served  and  enforced. 
Every  such  amount  shall  also  be  and  remain  a  lien  upon  the  land 
or  other  property  on  account  of  which  it  was  assessed,  which  said 
lien  shall  commence  and  attach  to  said  land  from  the  time  the  com- 
mon council  shall  take  action,  laying  out  or  ordering  said  improve- 
ment :  provided  that  the  same  shall  not  remain  a  lien  thereon  for 
a  longer  period  than  three  months  after  the  final  completion  of  said 
work  or  improvement,  unless  the  board  of  street  commissioners  shall 
within  that  time  lodge  with  the  town  clerk  of  the  town  of  Hart- 
ford, for  record,  a  certificate  signed  by  the  clerk  of  said  board, 
describing  the  premises,  the  amount  assessed,  and  the  improvement 
for  which  it  was  assessed. 

§  127.    Notice  of  payment  of  benefits.    Upon  the  com-      we°> 

pletion  of  said  work  or  improvement,  the  said  board  of  street 
commissioners  shall  give  notice  thereof,  and  that  said  benefits  are 
due  and  payable,  by  publication  twice  in  two  daily  newspapers 
published  in  said  city,  and  all  benefits  assessed  thereon  shall  be 
immediately  due  and  payable.  If  the  actual  cost  of  the  construc- 
tion of  such  improvement  or  public  work  shall  be  less  than  the 
sum  assessed  upon  the  parties  benefited,  each  of  the  parties  so 
assessed  shall  be  entitled  to  a  proportionate  deduction  from  his 
assessment. 

§  128.    Assessment  for  public  improvements  on  land  not   ^g^J^g^g 

abutting;  right  of  appeal.  The  court  of  common  council  of  the 
city  of  Hartford,  by  the  board  of  street  commissioners  of  said  city, 
may  assess  a  proportional  sum  of  the  expense  of  laying  out,  altering, 
and  making  any  highway,  street,  sewer,  or  park,  lawfully  laid  out 
or  altered,  upon  any  person  or  persons  in  the  judgment  of  said  board 
specially  benefited  thereby,  whether  the  land  of  such  person  or  per- 
sons abuts  upon  such  highway,  street,  sewer,  or  park,  or  not. 

This  section  shall  not  affect  the  right  of  appeal  from  the  action 
of  said  board. 

§  129.    Appeals,  where  to  be  taken  and  to  whom.    An      igg^. 

appeal  shall  be  allowed  to  any  person  aggrieved  by  any  appraisal  ^s.  l.  sie. 

of  damages  or  assessment  of  benefits  to  the  judge  of  the  court  of  1873. 

common  pleas  for  the  county  of  Hartford.     Such  appeals  may  be  ^  ^'  ^"  ^^" 
heard  by  said   judge,  but  shall  upon   the  motion  of  any   party 


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thereto  or  persons  intereste'd  therein  be  referred  to  a  committee  for 
hearing. 

§  130.    Joinder  in  appeal:  one  cause.    As  many  of  the 

7  s^  L^527  P^i'ti^s  interested  as  may  choose  to  do  so,  may  join  in  such  appeal ; 
and,  when  separate  appeals  are  taken  by  different  parties  from  one 
assessment  and  appraisal,  all  such  appeals  shall  be  heard  and  tried 
as  one  cause. 

§  131.  Appeals,  how  taken.  Appeals  may  be  taken  from 
Idem.  the  assessment  of  benefits  only,  but,  if  taken  from  the  appraisal  of 
damages  shall  be  from  the  said  appraisal  and  also  from  the  assess- 
ment of  benefits  made  at  the  same  time  and  for  the  same  public 
work.  Such  appeals  shall  be  taken  within  ten  days  after  public 
notice  shall  be  given  of  such  appraisal  or  assessment,  and  shall  be 
by  a  suitable  petition  in  writing,  setting  forth  the  whole  of  said 
assessment  or  appraisal  and  assessment  appealed  from,  and  asking 
for  a  reappraisal  and  reassessment,  or  for  a  reassessment  only,  with 
a  citation  attached  thereto,  signed  by  any  authority  authorized  to 
sign  writs,  and  returnable  before  said  judge  at  two  o'clock  in  the 
afternoon  on  the  day  three  weeks  subsequent  to  the  day  on  which 
public  notice  of  said  appraisal  shall  have  been  given ;  and  said  cita- 
tion shall  be  served  upon  the  clerk  of  said  city  at  least  six  days  be- 
fore the  return  day  thereof. 


Idem. 


§  132.  Reapportionment,  if,  upon  the  hearing  of  any  ap- 
peal, the  judge  or  committee  shall  find  cause  to  alter  said  appraisal 
and  assessment,  or  assessment  of  benefits  only,  then  said  judge  or 
committee  shall  proceed  to  reapportion  the  whole  amount  of  the 
damages  and  benefits,  or  benefits  only,  upon  the  persons  or  land 
specially  benefited.  If  the  judge  or  committee  hearing  said  appeal 
shall  be  of  the  opinion  that  persons  other  than  those  who  appear 
upon  the  record  are  interested  in  the  subject-matter  of  said  appeal, 
said  judge  or  committee  shall  cause  the  appellants  to  give  notice 
of  the  pendency  of  the  proceedings  to  such  other  persons;  which 
notice  shall  be  by  publication  in  one  or  more  newspapers  published 
in  said  city,  for  such  time  and  in  such  form  as  said  judge  or  com- 
mittee shall  direct.  Such  judg6  shall  have,  for  the  purpose  of  dis- 
posing of  said  appeal,  all  the  power  of  the  Superior  Court,  and  may 


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render  judgment  thereon,  and  may  tax  costs  in  favor  of  either  party 
and  issue  execution  for  said  costs,  to  be  taxed  as  upon  civil  process 
in  the  Superior  Court.  Said  judge  shall,  when  the  proceedings  in 
any  case  arising  under  this  and  the  preceding  three  sections  are 
closed,  return  all  the  papers  connected  with  the  case  to  the  clerk 
of  said  city,  to  be  by  him  kept  on  file. 

§  133.    Benefits  set  off  against  damages,    in  all  cases 

where  the  court  of  common  council  of  the  city  of  Hartford  shall  pubik  Acts, 
have  agreed  upon  with,  or  appraised  to  any  person  or  persons,  ^^•^^• 
damages  for  taking  any  land  or  private  property  for  any  public 
work  in  said  city,  and  shall  also  have  assessed  betterments  on 
account  of  the  same  public  work  upon  the  owner  or  owners  of  such 
land  or  private  property,  or  upon  such  land  or  private  property,  the 
amount  of  such  assessment  shall  be  an  offset  against  such  damages ; 
and  the  city  treasurer  may  credit  such  owner  or  owners  with  the 
amount  of  such  assessment  so  assessed  upon  or  payable  by  him  or 
them,  and  the  entry  of  such  credit  upon  the  books  of  said  treasurer 
shall  have  the  same  effect  as  the  payment  to  such  owner  or  owners 
so  credited  in  whole  or  part  payment  as  the  case  may  be,  of  the  sum 
appraised  for  such  damages;  but  the  court  of  common  council  may 
in  any  individual  case,  where  they  see  fit,  pay  the  whole  of  such 
damages  and  collect  the  assessments  of  betterments  as  heretofore. 

§  134.    Condemnation  of  land  for  sewerage  purposes.      ^^ 

The  court  of  common  council  of  the  city  of  Hartford  may,  whenever  lo  s.  l.  211. 
in  their  opinion  the  proper  sewerage  or  drainage  of  any  portion  of 
said  city  shall  require  such  action,  construct  any  structure,  me- 
chanical appliance,  or  apparatus  to  artificially  or  mechanically 
sewer  or  drain  the  same,  and  may  maintain  and  operate  such  means 
of  drainage,  and  for  said  purposes  said  court  may  take  any  land 
which  may  be  needed  therefor. 

§  135.    Proceedings  for  condemnation.    The  proceedings      wem. 

under  any  resolution  to  construct  such  means  of  sewerage  or  drain- 
age shall  be  the  same  as  those  provided  by  the  charter  and  ordinances 
of  said  city  for  the  lay-out  and  construction  of  sewers  by  said  city, 
and  the  cost  of  constructing  the  same,  including  the  damages  by 


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reason  of  any  property  taken  therefor,  may  be  assessed  upon  the 
persons  or  property  specially  benefited  thereby,  in  the  same  manner 
as  is  provided  by  said  charter  and  ordinances  for  the  assessment  of 
benefits  for  other  public  improvements. 

Idem.  §136.    Assessment  of  cost  of  maintenance.  The  cost  of 

maintaining  such  means  of  sewerage  or  drainage  may  at  any  time 
after  the  same  is  incurred,  and  whenever  said  court  of  common 
council  shall  judge  proper,  be  assessed  upon  the  persons  or  property 
specially  benefited  thereby  upon  a  resolution  directing  such  assess- 
ment, which  shall  be  referred  to  the  board  of  street  commissioners 
of  said  city  for  such  assessment,  which  shall  be  made  in  the  same 
manner  as  is  provided  by  the  charter  and  ordinances  of  said  city 
for  the  assessment  of  benefits  by  reason  of  public  improvements. 

Idem.  §137.    Assessment  how  collectible  and  lien.  Any  assess- 

ment for  the  cost  of  constructing  or  maintaining  such  means  of  sew- 
erage or  drainage  shall  be  collectible  in  the  same  manner,  and  shall 
be  a  lien  upon  the  land  on  account  of  which  it  was  assessed,  and 
may  be  continued  and  enforced  as  such  lien  in  the  same  manner  as 
assessments  for  benefits  by  reason  of  other  public  works. 

isslTsor.         §  138.    Construction  of  intercepting  sewer  across  State 

lands.  The  city  of  Hartford  is  hereby  authorized  to  construct 
a  sewer,  known  as  the  "  Intercepting  Sewer,"  across  the  lands  of 
the  State  of  Connecticut,  along  the  south  and  east  bank  of  the 
Park  River,  on  what  is  known  as  the  State  Capitol  Grounds,  and 
to  continue  the  construction  of  said  sewer  across  other  grounds  of 
said  State  of  Connecticut,  upon  what  is  known  as  the  land  of  the 
First  Regiment,  Connecticut  National  Guard;  the  said  sewer  to 
be  constructed  in  accordance  with  plans  and  specifications  now  on 
file  in  the  ofiice  of  the  board  of  street  commissioners  of  said  city. 


11  S.  L.  1086. 


§  139.    West   Hartford   may   connect   with    Hartford 

system.  The  city  of  Hartford  may  by  vote  of  its  common  council 
permit  the  town  of  West  Hartford  to  connect  any  of  its  sewers 
with  any  sewer  which  is  or  may  hereafter  be  constructed  in  said 
city.  No  such  permission  shall  be  granted  unless  and  until  the 
board  of  street  commissioners  of  the  city  of  Hartford  and  the 
commission  to  lay  out  and  construct  public  sewers  in  said  town 


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HIGHWAYS  AXD  PUBLIC  WORKS. 

of  West  Hartford  shall  fix  and  determine  the  amount  to  be  paid 
by  said  town  of  West  Hartford  to  said  city  of  Hartford  therefor, 
including  the  proportion  of  the  cost  of  any  new  sewer  in  said  city  to 
be  borne  by  said  town,  and  no  connection  with  any  sewer  or  sewers 
of  said  city  shall  be  made  under  such  permission  until  said  town 
shall  have  paid  to  said  city  such  amount  so  agreed  upon,  or  shall 
have  secured  the  payment  thereof  to  the  satisfaction  of  said  city. 

§  140.    Wethersfield  may  connect  with  Hartford  system. 

The  city  of  Hartford  may,  by  vote  of  its  common  council,  permit 
the  town  of  Wethersfield,  or  its  selectmen,  to  connect  any  of  its 
sewers  with  any  sewer  which  is  or  may  hereafter  be  constructed  in 
said  city.  No  such  permission  shall  be  granted  unless  and  until 
the  board  of  street  commissioners  of  the  city  of  Hartford  and  the 
selectmen  of  the  town  of  Wethersfield  shall  fix  and  determine  the 
amount  to  be  paid  to  said  city  of  Hartford  therefor,  including 
the  proportion  of  the  cost  of  any  new  sewer  in  said  city  to  be  bo^ne 
by  said  town,  and  no  connection  with  any  sewer  or  sewers  of  said 
city  shall  be  made  under  such  permission  until  the  amount  so 
agreed  upon  shall  have  been  paid  to  said  city  or  the  payment 
thereof  secured  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  board  of  street  commis- 
sioners. 

§  141.    Authority  to  widen  Capitol  Avenue,    if  the  com-  jas^g^joog 

mon  council  of  the  city  of  Hartford  shall  hereafter  vote  to  widen 
and  pave  Capitol  Avenue,  between  Trinity  Street  and  Broad  Street, 
the  Secretary  of  State,  Treasurer,  and  Comptroller,  shall  be  em- 
powered to  represent  the  State's  interest  therein,  and,  if  they  deem 
best  allow  said  street  to  be  widened  by  the  taking  of  a  portion  of  the 
land  belonging  to  the  State,  not  more  than  two  and  one-half  feet 
in  width,  upon  such  conditions  and  terms  as  they  shall  deem  best. 


§  142.    Extension  of  Benton  Street  through  Old  South 

Burying  Ground.  The  city  of  Hartford  is  hereby  empowered  to 
take  lands  now  a  part  of  the  Old  South  Burying  Grround,  in  said 
city,  and  south  of  the  line  herein  named,  and  to  use  the  same 
for  the  extension,  straightening,  and  widening  of  Benton  Street. 
The  northerly  line  of  said  tract  to  commence  at  the  westerly  end 
of  Benton  Street  as  now  laid  out  from  Wethersfield  Avenue  west- 
erly, at  a  point  at  the  southwest  corner  of  the  land  of  John  Coombs, 


13  8.  L.  329, 


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thence  northerly  in  a  straight  line  which  shall  be  a  prolongation 
of  the  northerly  line  of  Benton  Street,  as  now  laid  out  from 
Maple  Avenue  to  Webster  Street.  Said  city  may  acquire,  by  pur- 
chase or  condemnation,  the  title  of  such  private  owners  as  there 
may  be  to  lots  within  said  tract,  and  in  the  removal  of  bodies 
from  graves,  and  monuments  from  said  tract  to  other  cemeteries 
or  other  portions  of  said  cemetery,  shall  bear  all  expense  of  the 
reinterment  of  said  bodies  and  of  the  removal  of  said  monuments. 
The  common  council  of  said  city  is  hereby  authorized  to  dispose 
of  any  surplus  lands  within  said  tract  as  shall  be  for  the  best 
interests  of  the  city,  and  to  take  such  other  action  as  may  be 
necessary  to  carry  out  all  the  provisions  of  this  section. 

iis!l^62.         §  143.    Improved  pavement  laid  on  petition  of  abutting 

owners.  The  common  council  shall  have  power  to  cause  the 
i2s!T*6i7.  streets  of  said  city  to  be  paved  and  re-paved  with  paving  material 
other  than  the  macadam  in  general  use;  and  whenever  the 
owners  or  proprietors  of  one-half  of  the  land  abutting  upon 
any  street  or  portion  of  a  street  shall  petition  for  such  paving  or 
re-paving  thereof,  specifying  in  said  petition  the  street  or  portion 
of  a  street  to  be  paved  or  re-paved,  and  the  city  council  shall  have 
before  it  the  action  of  the  board  of  street  commissioners  approving 
and  ordering  a  pavement  of  the  kind  and  style  it  may  deem  proper, 
said  city  council  shall  have  power  to  assess  the  whole  cost  of  said 
paving  or  re-paving,  including  that  portion  contiguous  to  lateral 
and  intersecting  streets,  and  excluding  that  portion  of  the  street 
which,  by  law  or  contract,  a  street  railway  is  under  obligation  to 
pave,  one-third  of  such  cost  upon  the  said  city  of  Hartford,  which 
shall  be  paid  out  of  the  treasury  of  said  city  upon  the  order  of  the 
city  council,  and  two-thirds  of  such  cost  upon  the  owners  of  the 
property  abutting  on  the  line  of  such  improvement,  and  shall  have 
power  to  enforce  the  collection  of  such  assessments  in  the  manner 
provided  by  the  charter  or  ordinances  of  said  city  for  the  collec- 
tion of  assessments.  On  the  completion  of  the  work  and  assess- 
ment for  the  cost  of  the  same,  such  assessment  shall  be  final  and 
conclusive  on  all  parties  in  interest;  and  said  assessment  shall  be 
a  lien  upon  the  land  on  account  of  which  it  was  assessed,  in  the 
same  manner  and  to  the  same  extent  as  is  provided  in  the  charter 
of  said  city  in  the  case  of  assessment  for  beneiits  arising  from  other 
public  works  and  improvements. 


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§  144.    Improved  pavement  laid  without  petition.    The  ^^^^l^^^^ 

city  of  Hartford  may  cause  to  be  paved  with  granite,  asphalt,  or 
other  substantial  pavement,  other  than  the  macadam  in  general    j3s^^^^534 
use,  not  exceeding  one-half  mile  of  highway  in  each  year  without 
petition  therefor,  in  addition  to  the  amount  petitioned  for  by  the    ^g g^^^^gsi. 
property  owners,  and  the  board  of  street  commissioners  shall  select 
the  streets  to  be  paved,  and  after  notice  to  the  property  owners  in- 
terested, by  publication  in  tlie  daily  newspapers  of  the  city,  and,  so 
far  as  practicable  by  a  written  or  printed  notice  addressed  to  the 
property  owners  interested,  at  their  last-known  place  of  abode,  and 
deposited  in  the  post-office,  postage  paid,  at  least  ten  days  before 
taking  the  action  herein  contemplated,  may  pass  votes  to  be  sub- 
mitted to  and  approved  by  the  city  council  ordering  such  pavement, 
and  assessing  the  aforesaid  share  of  the  expense  upon  the  abut-, 
ting  owners. 


§  145.    Pipes  and  conduits  in  streets  to  be  paved.    Tiie 

board  may  make  reasonable  regulations  relative  to  pipes  and  con- 
duits of  all  kinds  which  are  in  the  streets  to  be  paved  with  perma- 
nent pavement,  and  as  a  preliminary  to  such  paving  may  order  all 
such  pipes  and  conduits  to  be  relaid,  renewed,  repaired,  placed 
and  located  in  such  manner  and  to  such  extent  as  in  their  judg- 
ment will  best  protect  such  pavement,  when  laid,  from  being  dis- 
turbed in  the  future,  and  will  best  secure  the  uninterrupted  use 
of  such  streets  as  public  highways.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all 
persons,  commissions,  and  corporations  to  obey  and  comply  strictly 
with  all  such  orders  of  the  board  within  such  time  as  the  orders 
shall  specify.  Such  orders  shall  be  in  writing,  signed  by  the 
board  of  street  commissioners,  or  by  the  clerk  of  such  board  under 
their  authority,  and  attested  copies  of  such  orders  shall  be  served 
upon  such  person  or  persons,  commissions,  or  corporations  at  least 
forty-eight  hours  before  the  work  specified  therein  shall  be  required 
to  be  begun.  Should  any  person,  commission,  or  corporation 
neglect  or  refuse  to  obey  and  comply  with  any  such  order  of  said 
board,  the  board  may  apply  in  its  own  name  to  the  Superior  Court 
of  Hartford  County,  or  to  any  judge  of  the  Superior  Court  in  vaca- 
tion, for  a  mandamus  to  enforce  compliance  with  any  such  order  or 
regulation  provided  for  in  this  section. 


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12  8.^619.         §  146.    Deferred  payments  of  assessments  and  certifi- 

cates therefor.     The  common  council  of  said  city  is  also  further 

13  s!T'504.    authorized  and  directed  to  provide  by  ordinance  for  the  extension 

of  time  for  and  the  manner  of  payment  of  all  assessments  made 
for  any  public  improvement  not  including  taxes,  and  may  issue 
and  dispose  of  assessment  certificates  covering  the  amounts  of  any 
extended  assessments,  under  such  rules,  regulations,  and  in  such 
form  as  the  court  of  common  council  may  by  ordinance  prescribe. 


13  S.  L.  504. 


§  147.    State  and  school  district  lands  may  be  assessed 

for  benefits  on  public  improvements,  in  making  assessments 
of  benefits  and  appraisals  of  damages  for  any  public  improvement, 
the  city  of  Hartford  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  assess 
such  benefits  or  appraise  such  damages  as  it  may  deem  just  upon 
or  in  favor  of  the  real  estate  belonging  to  the  State  of  Connecticut, 
or  to  any  school  district  situated  within  the  limits  of  the  city 
of  Hartford,  and  specially  benefited  or  damaged  by  such  public 
improvement,  subject  to  appeal  by  either  party  as  provided  by  law 
in  such  cases,  and  in  the  case  of  assessments  of  benefits  against  or 
appraisals  of  damages  in  favor  of  the  state  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  state  treasurer  to  pay  any  and  all  assessments  of  benefits 
upon  the  certificate  of  the  clerk  of  said  city  that  the  same  are  due 
and  payable,  and  he  shall  receive  any  damages  assessed  in  favor 
of  the  state  and  give  a  receipt  for  the  same  upon  a  like  certificate. 

§148.    Assessments  may  bear  interest.   All  assessments 

made  for  public  improvements  and  street  watering  within  the  city 
of  Hartford  shall  bear  interest  from  the  date  when  the  same  become 
due  and  payable,  at  such  rate  as  the  court  of  common  council  of 
said  city  shall  by  ordinance  prescribe. 

Idem.  §  149^    Highway  improvements  on  Prospect  avenue  in 

West  Hartford.  Said  city  of  Hartford  is  hereby  authorized  to 
order,  construct,  maintain,  and  to  keep  free  from  defects  and 
obstruction  all  sidewalks,  curbs,  and  gutters  in  the  town  of  West 
Hartford  on  the  east  side  of  Prospect  avenue  between  Farmington 
avenue  and  New  Park  avenue,  and  to  assess  the  expense  of  such 
construction,  maintenance,  and  care  upon  adjoining  lands  and 
proprietors  in  the  city  of  Hartford  in  the  same  manner  and  to  the 


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same  extent  as  if  said  sidewalks,  curbs,  and  gutters  were  situated 
in  the  city  of  Hartford;  provided  that  any  order  for  the  construc- 
tion of  such  sidewalks,  curbs,  and  gutters  shall  be  approved  by  the 
selectmen  of  the  town  of  West  Hartford. 


1893. 


§  150.  Street  sprinkling.  The  court  of  common  council  lis.  L. 
of  the  city  of  Hartford  shall  have  power  to  cause  any  or  all 
of  the  streets  of  said  city  to  be  sprinkled  or  watered,  and  may  12  s.  l.  '976. 
assess  the  expense  thereof  upon  the  persons,  and  upon  the  land  of 
persons  whose  property  is,  in  the  judgment  of  the  court  of  common 
council,  specially  benefited  thereby.  The  said  court  of  common 
council  shall  by  ordinance  prescribe  the  mode  in  which  the  expense 
of  sprinkling  or  watering  the  streets  of  said  city  shall  be  assessed 
upon  the  persons  or  the  land  specially  benefited  thereby,  and  also 
the  mode  in  which  the  said  expense  shall  be  collected,  or  secured  by 
lien,  upon  the  land  specially  benefited. 

§  151.    Authority  to  lay  out  highway  through   Pope  HsT^a. 

park.  The  court  of  common  council  of  the  city  of  Hartford  shall 
have  power  to  lay  out,  make,  establish,  and  maintain  a  public 
highway  connecting  Laurel  street  with  Hillside  avenue,  formerly 
called  South  Laurel  street,  in  a  general  southerly  direction,  through 
Pope  park  in  the  city  of  Hartford,  in  accordance  with  law  and  with 
the  provisions  of  section  one  of  the  resolution  amending  the  charter 
of  the  city  of  Hartford,  approved  July  24,  1867.  Such  portion  of 
said  Pope  park  as  may  be  taken  under  such  proceedings  is  hereby 
declared  to  be  taken  for  a  necessary  public  use,  superior  to  the 
use  for  park  purposes  of  said  land  so  to  be  taken.  Said  court  of 
common  council  of  said  city  shall  have  the  power,  by  proceedings 
in  accordance  with  its  charter  and  ordinances,  to  order,  construct, 
and  maintain  sidewalks,  gutters,  and  crosswalks,  and  to  make  and 
maintain  sewers  and  drains  on  and  under  said  highway  and  con- 
nected therewith,  as  if  the  said  highway  had  been  constructed 
through  private  lands  in  accordance  with  the  charter  of  said  city 
of  Hartford. 


§  152.    Status  of  highways,  west  approach  to  Con-  uiT 

neotiCUt  river  bridge.     Nothing  in  the  resolution,  approved  June 
20,  1899,  entitled  a  resolution  "  Concerning  the  Approaches  to  the 


853. 


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Bridge  of  The  Connecticut  Kiver  Bridge  and  Highway  District," 
shall  be  construed  to  relieve  the  city  of  Hartford  from  its  statutory 
duty  of  maintenance  and  repair,  and  its  right  of  control  of  the  high- 
ways, public  grounds,  and  improvements  thereon  forming  the  west- 
ern approach  of  the  Connecticut  river  bridge  within  the  corporate 
limits  of  said, city. 

§  153.  Lay  out  of  public  improvements  within  said  dis- 
trict. Any  and  all  proceedings  for  the  construction,  lay-out  and 
establishment  of  said  approaches,  including  therein  the  lay-out  and 
discontinuance  of  highways,  the  establishment  of  building  and 
vjeranda  lines  thereon,  and  the  lay-out,  establishment,  and  construc- 
tion of  sewers,  dykes,  and  other  public  works  and  improvements 
connected  therewith,  shall  be  taken  under  and  in  accordance  with 
the  provisions  of  the  charter  of  the  city  of  Hartford.  Said  mty 
shall  have  the  power,  in  the  lay-out,  establishment,  and  construction 
of  such  approaches,  highway  lines  and  grades,  building  and  veranda 
lines,  and  public  works  connected  therewith,  to  appraise  the  damages 
occasioned  thereby,  and  to  assess  benefits  upon  the  property  found 
to  be  specially  benefited  thereby,  and  to  secure  the  payment  of  the 
same  by  lien  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  said  charter  and 
the  ordinances  of  said  city  concerning  public  works  and  improve- 
ments. 

Idem.  g  i54_    ^Q  highway  to  be  dedicated  unless  40  feet  in 

width,  etc.  No  street,  highway,  or  alley  in  the  city  of  Hartford 
shall  hereafter  be  opened  to  the  public  by  dedication  or  otherwise 
by  any  person  or  private  corporation  unless  such  street,  highway, 
or  alley  be  at  least  forty  feet  in  width  and  so  laid  out  as  to  connect 
two  existing  highways. 

14  8^691.         §  155.    Care  of  trees,  etc.,  in  highways.    The  court  of 

common  council  of  the  city  of  Hartford  is  hereby  authorized  by 
ordinance  to  delegate  to  and  impose  upon  a  board  or  department  of 
the  city  any  and  all  powers,  duties,  and  authority  of  the  city  in 
reference  to  the  care,  control,  preservation,  and  removal  of  trees 
now  or  hereafter  standing  in  the  highways  within  said  city,  and  the 
setting  out  of  additional  trees,  shrubs,  and  vines  within  such  high- 
ways, to  the  end  that  the  care  and  control  of  trees,  shrubs,  and 
vines  in  highways,  and  the  planting  and  maintenance  thereof,  shall 


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be  placed  in  a  public  commission  for  the  purpose  of  beautifying  the  - 
•city  in  accordance  with  a  well-defined  plan  or  system. 

§  156.    Expense  of  removing  snow  and  ice  from  side-  jos.T 

Y/aik  and  lien  therefor.  Any  expense  incurred  by  the  city  of 
Hartford  in  pursuance  of  the  ordinances  of  the  city  in  removing 
snow,  ice,  or  sleet  from  any  sidewalk  upon  any  street  or  highway 
within  said  city,  or  in  keeping  any  such  sidewalk  safe  and  con- 
venient for  public  travel,  together  with  the  interest  thereon,  shall 
be  and  remain  a  claim  against  the  owner  or  proprietor  of  the  land 
adjacent  to  such  sidewalk,  which  may  be  collected  and  enforced  at 
law,  and  a  lien  and  real  encumbrance  in  favor  of  said  city  upon 
said  land.  Said  lien  shall  not  continue  to  be  valid  against  such 
land  for  a  longer  period  than  six  months  after  said  expense  has  been 
incurred,  unless  a  certificate  thereof,  signed  by  the  treasurer  of  said 
city,  and  particularly  describing  the  amount  of  such  lien  and  the 
land  upon  which  it  is  claimed,  shall,  before  the  expiration  of  said 
six  months,  be  lodged  for  record  in  the  office  of  the  town  clerk  of 
the  toAvn  of  Hartford. 

§157.  Underground  wires.  The  common  council  of  said  los^Tm 
■city  may  provide  by  ordinance  for  the  placing  of  all  electric  wires 
underground  when,  in  the  judgment  of  said  council  or  the  board 
of  street  commissioners  of  said  city,  public  interests  require  the 
same  to  be  done,  under  such  restrictions  as  said  council  may  pre- 
scribe. Said  common  council  may  also  provide  penalties  for  failure 
-of  any  person  or  persons  to  carry  out  all  reasonable  orders  under 
this  section  regarding  such  wires. 

§  158.    Streets  not  to  be  excavated  without  notice  to    9  8^1^2. 

street  board,  ^o  person  or  corporation  shall  disturb  the  surface 
of  any  street  or  highway  in  the  city  of  Hartford  by  digging  or  mak- 
ing excavation,  or  cause  the  same  to  be  so  disturbed,  without  first 
giving  notice  to  the  board  of  street  commissioners  of  said  city,  and 
said  board  of  street  commissioners  shall  have  the  power  to  super- 
vise and  direct  any  such  digging  or  excavating,  and  may  prescribe 
the  manner  in  which  the  same  shall  be  done  and  the  condition  to 
^which  said  street  or  highway  shall  be  restored ;  provided,  however, 
that  no  such  person  or  corporation  shall  be  compelled  to  do  more 
ihan  to  restore  said  street  or  highway  to  its  usual  condition.     If 


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any  person  or  corporation  so  distiirl)ing  or  causing  to  bo  disturbed 
the  surface  of  any  street  or  highway  as  aforesaid,  shall  fail  to  comply 
with  the  directions  of  said  board  of  street  commissioners  in  restor- 
ing the  same  to  its  usual  condition,  said  board  may,  after  reasonable 
notice  to  such  person  or  corporation  if  known,  otherwise  without 
notice,  restore  the  same,  and  collect  and  recover  from  such  person 
or  corporation  double  the  cost  of  such  restoration.  Any  person  or 
corporation  who  shall  neglect  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of 
this  section  as  to  notice  shall  forfeit  and  pay  to  the  city  of  Hart- 
ford, for  the  use  of  the  city  treasury,  a  penalty  of  not  less  than 
five  and  not  more  than  twenty-five  dollars,  the  same  to  be  recovered 
in  an  action  brought  in  the  name  of  said  city  in  the  manner  provided 
in  the  charter  of  said  city  for  the  recovery  of  fines  and  penalties. 

Idem.  §  159_     Water  board  exempt.    The  board  of  water  commis- 

sioners of  said  city  shall  be  exempt  from  such  of  the  provisions  of 
the  foregoing  section  as  pertain  to  the  notice  required  to  be  given  t© 
the  board  of  street  commissioners  and  the  penalty  prescribed  therein. 


12  S.  L.  619. 


§  160.    Private  gas  pipes  to  be  relaid  before  improved 

pavement  is  laid.  Whenever  the  city  of  Hartford  has  in  con- 
templation the  paving  of  any  street,  alley,  or  highway  within  said 
city,  the  board  of  street  commissioners  of  said  city,  in  addition 
to  the  powers  conferred  and  duties  now  imposed  upon  it  by  law, 
is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  give  notice  to  the  residents, 
occupants,  and  owners  of  property  abutting  upon  such  street,  alley, 
or  highway  that  all  private  gas  supply  pipes  shall  be  laid,  repaired, 
replaced,  or  removed,  within  a  reasonable  time  to  be  stated  in  said 
notice,  and  that  thereafter  for  a  period  to  be  stated  in  said  notice 
but  not  exceeding  ten  years,  no  permits  will  be  granted,  except  by 
special  vote  of  the  board  of  street  commissioners  of  the  city  of 
Hartford,  for  the  opening  of  such  street  or  highway  for  any  pur- 
pose connected  with  the  laying,  repairing,  replacing,  or  removal  of 
any  such  private  gas  supply  pipes.  In  case  any  resident,  occupant, 
or  owner  of  property  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  cause  to  be  repaired 
or  replaced,  within  the  time  specified  in  such  notice,  any  gas  supply 
pipe  which  is  stated  in  said  notice  to  be  in  a  dangerous  or  defective 
condition,  or  liable  to  become  dangerous  or  defective,  said  board 
of  street  commissioners  shall  notify  the  Hartford  City  Gas  Light 


HIGHWAYS  A]N'D  PUBLIC  WORKS. 

Company  to  cut  off  said  supply  pipe  from  its  main  without  further 
or  other  notice  to  said  resident,  occupant,  or  owner  of  said  property, 
and  said  Hartford  City  Gas  Light  Company  shall  have  the  right 
so  to  do. 

§  161.    Extension  of  Franklin  avenue  sewer.  The  city  of 

Hartford  is  hereby  authorized  to  extend  the  sewer  situated  in  said 
city,  and  known  as  Franklin  avenue  sewer,  into  and  through  lands 
lying  in  the  town  of  Wethersfield  to  the  Connecticut  river,  for  the 
purpose  of  discharging  the  contents  of  said  sewer.  And  for  the 
purpose  of  extending,  constructing,  and  using  said  sewer,  to  take 
such  lands  or  easements  in  said  Wethersfield  as  may  be  or  become 
necessary,  most  safely  and  economically  to  accomplish  said  purpose. 
Said  city  of  Hartford  is  hereby  authorized  to  enter  in  and  upon  any 
land  in  said  town  of  Wethersfield  for  the  purpose  of  making  sur- 
veys, and  to  agree  with  the  owner  or  owners  of  any  property  or  fran- 
chise which  may  be  required  for  the  purposes  of  this  section,  as  to 
the  amount  of  compensation  to  be  paid  to  such  owner  or  owners  for 
the  same.  And  in  case  of  disagreement  between  said  city  and  any 
owner  or  owners,  as  to  such  compensation  or  as  to  the  amount  of 
damages  which  ought  to  be  awarded  to  any  person  claiming  to  be 
injured  in  his  estate  by  the  doings  of  said  city,  or  in  case  any  such 
owner  shall  be  an  infant,  or  married  woman,  or  insane,  or  absent 
from  this  state,  or  unknown,  or  the  owner  of  a  contingent  or  uncer- 
tain interest,  either  judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Errors  may, 
on  the  application  of  either  party,  cause  such  notice  to  be  given 
of  said  application  as  said  judge  shall  see  fit  to  prescribe,  and  after 
proof  thereof,  may  nominate  and  appoint  three  disinterested  per- 
sons to  examine  such  property  as  is  to  be  taken  for  or  damaged 
by  the  doings  of  said  city,  and  they  being  duly  sworn  to  a  faith- 
ful and  impartial  discharge  of  their  duty,  shall  estimate  the  amount 
of  compensation  which  said  owners  shall  receive,  and  report  the 
same  in  writing  to  the  clerk  of  the  Superior  Court  for  Hartford 
county,  to  be  by  him  recorded.  Said  judge  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Errors  may  thereupon  confirm  the  doings  of  said  appraisers, 
and  direct  whether  said  city  shall  pay  the  same,  in  such  maimer  as 
said  judge  may  prescribe,  in  full  compensation  for  the  property 
acquired  or  the  injury  done  by  said  city;  and  on  compliance  with 
the  order  of  said  judge  said  city  may  proceed  with  the  construc- 


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tion  of  said  sewer  without  any  liability  to  any  further  claim 
for  compensation  for  damages  for  any  property  or  franchise 
so  taken  or  damaged:  provided,  that  said  sewer  shall  not  empty 
into  the  river  within  two  hundred  feet  of  the  center  of  the  mouth  of 
the  outlet  of  Wethersfield  cove  into  said  river.  It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  after  said  sewer  shall  be  built,  to 
thereafter  keep  the  same  in  proper  repair. 


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CHAPTER  13. 
COURT  OF  COMMON  COUNCIL 

§  162.  Composition;  powers.  There  shall  be  a  court  »f  gg^ff^ 
common  council  of  said  city,  which  shall  consist  of  two  separate 
branches,  a  board  of  aldermen  and  the  common  council  board,  who 
shall  convene  separately,  except  in  the  cases  otherwise  specified; 
and  in  whom  shall  be  vested  the  government,  control  and  manage- 
ment of  said  city,  its  property  and  its  affairs,  subject  to  the  ex- 
ceptions otherwise  set  forth.  The  board  of  aldermen  shall  be  com- 
posed of  all  the  aldermen  of  said  city,  and  the  common  council 
board  of  all  the  common  councilmen  of  said  city ;  and  each  branch 
of  said  court  shall  be  final  judge  of  the  election  returns,  and 
validity  of  elections,  and  qualification  of  its  own  members. 

Neither  the  mayor  nor  any  member  of  either  branch  of  the     ^g^L^gsj) 
court  of  common  council  of  the  city  of  Hartford  shall  be  chosen  or 
appointed  to  any  other  office  by  such  court  of  common  council  of 
said  city. 

§  1 63.    Passage  of  a  corporate  act.   Every-  vote,  resoiu-     wem. 

tion,  ordinance  or  by-law,  in  the  passage  of  which  both  the  branches  . 
of  said  court  shall  have  concurred  by  a  majority  of  each,  shall  be 
submitted  to  the  mayor  for  liis  approval;  and  if  not  by  him  dis- 
approved, the  same  shall  become  valid  and  effectual  as  a  corporate 
act  of  said  city :  if  disapproved,  the  same  shall  be  by  him  returned 
to  the  next  court  of  common  council,  each  board  of  which  shall 
thereupon  reconsider  the  vote,  resolution,  ordinance  or  by-law, 
and  if  a  majority  of  each  board  shall  thereupon  concur  in  again 
adopting  or  enacting  the  sam^,  it  shall  thereupon  become  a  valid 
corporate  act;  it  being  expressly  provided  that  no  vote  or  resolu- 
tion of  said  common  council,  ordering  a  public  work  or  improve- 
ment, which  shall  require  an  expenditure  of  more  than  ten  thou- 
sand dollars,  shall  be  obligatory  on  said  city,  unless  approved  by 
a  majority  vote  of  a  city  meeting,  duly  warned  and  holden  for 
that  purpose;    which  vote  shall  be  by  ballot  or  voting  machines. 

§  164.     Officers;  quorum.     The  mayor  shall  be  the  pre-     ^gi^®^ 
siding  officer  of  the  board  of  aldermen,  and  of  all  joint  conven- 
tions of  the  court  of  common  council,  and  be  empowered  to  give 


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a  casting  vote  in  all  cases  where  the  action  of  either  said  board 
or  convention  shall  result  in  a  tie.  The  city  clerk  shall  be,  ex- 
officio,  clerk  of  the  board  of  aldermen;  and  the  common  council 
board  may  choose  a  clerk  who  shall  not  be  a  member  of  said  board. 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  board  of  aldermen  to  choose  one  of 
their  own  number  as  acting  president  of  said  board ;  who  shall  have 
all  the  powers  and  discharge  all  the  duties  of  the  mayor  during  the 
absence  of  the  mayor,  or  any  temporary  vacancy  in  the  office  of 
mayor.  One-half  of  either  board  of  the  court  of  common  council 
shall  constitute  a  quorum  thereof. 

iTw         §  1^5.    Compensation  of  town  and  city  officers.    The 

compensation  to  be  paid  the  selectmen,  the  town  clerk,  and  the 
registrars  of  voters  of  the  town  of  Hartford,  except  as  provided 
(in  the  consolidation  act,  1895,  Vol.  12  S.  L.,  p.  624)  or  by  the 
statute  law  of  this  state,  shall  be  fixed  by  the  common  council, 
which  shall  also  prescribe  the  compensation  of  all  city  and  town 
officers  not  in  said  consolidation  act  or  by  legislative  enactment 
otherwise  provided  for,  and  all  said  officers  shall  be  paid  from  the 
city  treasury. 

6sT32i.         §  166.    Power  to  mal<e,  alter,  and  repeal  ordinances. 

The  court  of  common  council  shall  have  power  by  a  majority  of 
the  members  of  each  branch,  present  and  absent,  subject  to  the  ap- 
proval or  disapproval  of  the  mayor  to  make,  alter  and  repeal  ordi- 
nances for  the  following  purposes : 

To  regulate  trade,  markets  and  commerce,  and  to  regulate 
weights  and  measures,  in  conformity  with  the  lawful  standards 
thereof,  within  the  limits  of  said  city: 

To  manage,  regulate,  and  control  the  finances  and  property, 
real  and  personal,  of  the  city,  and  regulate  the  borrowing  of  money 
by  the  city  for  any  purpose,  for  which  said  court  are  authorized  to 
lay  taxes ;  to  provide  for  the  due  authentication,  execution,  and  de- 
livery of  deeds,  grants  and  releases  of  city  property,  and  evidences 
of  debt  issued  by  said  city ;  to  prevent  and  secure  the  removal  of  all 
nuisances  injurious  to  health,  or  offensive  to  the  public,  at  the  ex- 
pense of  the  owner  of  the  premises  where  such  nuisance  exists,  or 
otherwise;  for  the  laying  out,  altering,  establishing  and  making 


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highways,  streets,  parks,  public  grounds,  and  walks,  openings  for 
the  circulation  of  air,  building  lines,  drains  and  sewers;  to  drain 
and  raise  low  lands :  to  make,  repair,  purify,  light  and  keep  open 
and  safe  for  public  use  and  travel,  and  free  from  encroachment  or 
obstruction,  the  streets,  highways,  passways  and  public  gounds  and 
places  in  said  city,  which  is  hereby  constituted  a  highway  district  by 
itself;  to  secure  the  safety  of  persons  passing  through  or  in  the 
same,  by  regulating  fireworks,  shows,  parades,  and  rendezvous,  pro- 
cessions and  music,  the  speed  of  animals,  vehicles  and  cars,  the  run- 
ning at  large  of  animafs  through  or  in  any  part  of  said  city,  and  the 
impounding  of  the  same;  to  protect  and  preserve  trees  and  other 
ornaments  of  public  places ;  to  regulate  or  prohibit  the  excavation 
or  opening  .of  streets,  highways,  and  public  grounds  for  public 
or  private  purposes,  and  the  location  of  any  work  or  thing  therein, 
whether  temporary  or  permanent,  upon  or  under  the  surface  there- 
of, and  the  removal  of  buildings  upon  or  through  the  same ;  to  keep 
the  same  quiet  and  orderly,  and  free  from  undue  noise  upon  the 
Lord^s  day,  and  regulate  and  prohibit  the  ringing  of  bells,  and 
crying  of  goods  in  said  city ;  and  all  things  appertaining  thereto ; 
to  restrain  cruelty  to  animals,  and  inhuman  sports;  to  prescribe 
the  forms  of  proceeding  in  all  cases  of  taking  land  for  public  use 
within  said  city,  not  especially  prescribed;  to  prevent  vice  and  im- 
morality, preserve  public  peace  and  good  order;  prevent  and  quell 
riots  and  disorderly  assemblages,  suppress  gambling  houses,  and 
houses  of  ill  fame,  and  disorderly  houses;  and  to  confer  upon  the  13 s!^! 892. 
mayor  and  police  officers  of  the  city  all  powers  necessary  for  such 
purposes : 

To  regulate  or  prohibit  swimming  or  bathing  in  public  or  ex- 
posed places  within  said  city;  to  prevent  and  punish  trespasses  in     6s.'jLrb22. 
gardens,  cemeteries,  and  enclosures  and  public  buildings: 

To  regulate  the  burial  of  the  dead,  and  provide  for  the  regis- 
tration of  the  deaths  and  burials  in  said  city: 

To  regulate  the  mode  of  taxation  for  city  purposes : 

To  provide  and  regulate  and  prescribe  the  duties  of  a  city 
watch,  and  city  police  force;  and  to  confer  upon  city  watchmen 
and  policemen  the  ordinary  powers  of  constables  of  towns,  within 
the  limits  of  the  city;  and  to  punish  the  resistance,  or  obstruction 
of  public  officers  in  the  discharge  of  their  duty : 


1901. 


1869. 


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To  organize  and  regulate  a  fire  department  and  fire  apparatus; 
to  protect  said  city  from  exposures  to  fire,  regulate  the  mode  of 
building,  and  the  materials  used  for  building,  or  altering  buildings 
within  said  city,  or  any  part  thereof,  and  the  mode  of  using  any 
buildings  therein,  when  such  regulations  seem  expedient  for  the 
purpose  of  preserving  said  city  from  the  dangers  of  fire: 

To  license  and  regulate  hacks  or  carriages,  the  charges  of  hack- 
men  and  public  drivers,  cartmen,  and  truckmen : 

To  prohibit  and  regulate  the  bringing  in,  carrying  out  Of^ 
through,  or  storing  gunpowder  in  said  city: 

To  provide  forms  of  oaths  for  all  officers  of  said  city  elected 
by  city  meeting,  or  appointed  by  the  court  of  common  council: 

To  ^regulate  the  width  of  streets,  highways,  and  alleys? 

To  provide  for  the  manner  of  warning  city  meetings,  and  meet- 
ings of  the  court  of  common  council,  and  times  and  places  of  hold- 
ing the  same: 

To  provide  for  bonds  and  sureties  of  any  officer  chosen  by  said 
city,  or  by  said  court  of  common  council,  and  penalties  for  the  re- 
fusal of  any  such  officer,  or  of  any  juror  of  the  city  court  to  serve; 
to  provide  for  the  election  and  prescribe  the  duties  of  city  survey- 
ors, port  wardens,  street  commissioners,  public  weighers,  officers  of 
the  fire  department,  sealers  of  weights  and  measures,  health  officers, 
inspectors  of  any  kind  of  produce  of  the  United  States,  brought  to 
said  city  for  sale  or  exhibition,  and  such  other  functionaries  as  are 
proper  for  the  administration  of  the  affairs  of  said  city,  and  the 
proper  regulation  of  trade  and  commerce  thereof: 

To  provide  for  the  election  and  prescribe  the  duties  of  officers 
of  said  court,  including  the  clerks  of  each  board : 

To  prescribe  all  the  incidents  of  the  annual  election  of  said 
city,  except  in  matters  expressly  regulated: 

To  prevent  illegal  voting  at  city  meetings : 

To  regulate  the  duties  of  the  collector  of  city  taxes,  and  to 
provide  the  mode  of  collecting  the  same: 

To  confer  the  freedom  of  the  city  on  persons  living  out  of  the 
limits  of  the  same : 

To  regulate  the  location  of  stationary  steam  boilers,  barns,  and 
out-houses,  sinks,  and  drains,  in  said  city : 

To  prescribe  the  salaries  and  compensation  of  all  officers  of 
said  city,  and  the  duties  of  such  officers,  not  expressly  defined  by 
law: 


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To  carry  out  all  the  powers  conferred  and  duties  imposed  on 
said  court  in  reference  to  highways  and  public  works : 

To  prevent  illegal  practices  with  dead  bodies  in  medical  in- 
stitutions or  elsewhere  in  said  city: 

To  provide  that  assessments  of  benefits  for  any  public  work 
shall  be  a  lien  upon  the  land  or  real  estate  on  account  of  which 
said  assessment  is  made;  which  lien  may  be  foreclosed  at  the  suit 
of  the  city,  in  the  same  manner  as  a  mortgaged  incumbrance : 

To  provide  for  the  removal  or  expulsion  of  any  officer  on 
account  of  corruption  or  misfeasance  in  office : 

To   prescribe   oaths   of   city   officers: 

To  prescribe  the  time  and  place  of  holding  the  court  of  said 
city,  where  no  express  provision  is  made  concerning  the  same. 

To  impose  upon  and  delegate  fo  such  department  or  com- .  ^^^ 
mission  of  the  city  of  Hartford  as  it  deems  best  the  care,  manage- 
ment, and  control  of  all  city  cemeteries  or  burying  grounds;  and 
such  department  or  commission  shall  assume  and  carry  out  such 
duties  so  imposed  and  delegated.  Such  department  or  commission 
shall  be  limited  in  expenditures  for  such  purposes  by  the  amount 
annually  appropriated  therefor  by  the  court  of  common  council. 

Said  court  of  common  council  shall  also  have  exclusive  power    6  s.  l.  315. 
to  lay  taxes  on  the  polls  and  ratable  estate  within  said  city  suf- 
ficient to  defray  all  lawful  expenses  incurred  by  said  city,  ax?cord- 
ing  to  the  corporate  powers  hereby  granted  or  recognized.* 

§  167.    Penalties  and  forfeitures.    And  said  court  of    ^^^^-^^^ 

common  council  may  impose  and  inflict  penalties  and  forfeitures 
of  goods  and  chattels,  for  the  violation  of  ordinances,  which  penal- 
ties and  forfeitures  shall  be  recoverable  by  the  attorney  of  the  city 
before  the  city  court  in  an  action  of  debt,  brought  in  the  name  of 
the  city  of  Hartford,  for  the  use  of  the  city  treasury ;  and  in  such 
action  no  appeal  shall  be  allowed.    The  violation  of  any  ordinance 

*  This  is  the  only  provision  that  we  find  giving  the  Common  Council  the 
power  of  taxation,  though  that  power  seems  to  be  recognized  in  the  last  sentence 
of  §  4.  If  printed  in  the  connection  in  which  it  is  originally  found  it  would 
come  between  Sections  113  and  114  hereof.  But  there  can  be  little  doubt  that  it 
is  general  in  its  scope.  In  6  S,  L.  315  the  "  corporate  powers  hereby  granted  " 
would  seem  to  refer  only  to  powers  relating  to  highways  and  public  works.  But 
the  words  are  taken  from  the  seventh  section  of  the  Revised  Charter  of  1859, 
5  S.  L.  321,  in  which  the  word  "  hereby "  apparently  refers  to  the  whole 
charter.  The  intent  was  undoubtedly  the  same  in  6  S.  L.  315,  though  by  the 
draughtsman's  error  that  act  was  made  a  repeal  and  substitute  rather  than  an 
amendment  to  section  7. 


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COURT  OF  COMMON   COUNCIL. 

or  by-law  relative  to  nuisances  injurious  to  health,  illegal  voting, 
obstructions  of  highways,  if  malicious,  illegal  charges  of  hack- 
men,  and  weights  and  measures,  or  any  by-law  or  ordinance 
designed  to  prevent  vice,  immorality,  or  disorder,  or  the  obstruction 
and  resistance  of  officers,  shall  be  a  misdemeanor,  and  may  be 
prosecuted  as  such  before  the  city  police  court,  like  other  offenses, 
which  court  may  inflict  therefor  the  penalty  named  in  such 
by-law,  and  enforce  the  same  in  the  same  manner  as  other  judg- 
ments of  said  city  police  court  are  enforced:  provided,  that  no 
penalty,  or  forfeiture  of  goods,  other  than  such  forfeiture  as  shall 
indirectly  accrue  by  the  abatement  of  nuisances,  shall  exceed  the 
sum  of  fifty  dollars  for  a  single  offense;  except  in  the  case  of  the 
illegal  sale  and  transportation  of  gimpowder,  for  which,  when  the 
quantity  of  the  same  sold  or  transported  exceeds  twenty-five  pounds, 
a  penalty  at  the  rate  of  one  dollar  per  pound  for  the  excess  may  be 
imposed.  In  addition  to  said  pen'alty,  said  court  may  by  their 
ordinances,  subject  to  four-fold  city  taxation  any  building  erected 
or  added  to,  or  removed,  or  located,  in  violation  of  any  by-law  or 
ordinance  designed  to  save  said  city  from  the  perils  of  fire,  or  to 
keep  streets  and  public  places  free  from  encroachments  and  ob- 
structions. » 

s^Vm.  §  1B8.    Further  powers  to  make,  alter,  and  repeal 

ordinances.  The  court  of  common  council  of  the  city  of  Hart- 
ford shall  have  power  by  a  majority  of  the  members  of  each  branch 
present  and  absent,  subject  to  the  approval  or  disapproval  of  the 
mayor,  to  make,  alter,  and  repeal  ordinances  for  the  following 
purposes :  To  require  a  suitable  license  fee  from  and  grant  licenses 
to  all  persons  who  desire  to  sell  any  kind  of  goods,  wares,  or  mer- 
chandise, for  a  short  space  of  time  at  holiday  seasons,  or  at  other 
times,  and  who  only  temporarily  occupy  storerooms,  sidewalks,  or 
street  comers,  for  the  purpose  of  such  sales,  also  to  require  a  suita- 
ble license  fee  from  and  grant  licenses  to  peddlers  and  venders  of 
goods,  wares,  and  merchandise  about  the  streets,  and  at  the  stores, 
houses,  offices,  and  banks  in  said  city,  a'nd  to  regulate  all  such 
traffic  and  vending,  provided  that  such  ordinances  shall  not  hinder 
or  interfere  with  the  sale  within  said  city  of  the  produce  of  the 
farms  and  gardens  of  this  state. 

Said  court  of  common  council  shall  also  have  power  to  make. 


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alter,  and  repeal  ordiHances  to  suppress  the  playing  of  policy,  so 
called,  and  all  kinds  of  gaming  or  gambling,  and  to  prevent  idlers 
and  persons  without  apparent  employment  from  inveigling  youth 
and  unsuspecting  persons  into  policy  shops,  gambling  places,  and 
places  of  ill-repute. 


Idem. 


14  S.  L.  10T6. 


§  169.    Punishment  for  violation  of  ordinances.    Said 

court  of  common  council  shall  have  power  by  ordinance  to  pro- 
vide for  the  punishment  in  and  by  the  police  court  of  said  city,  by 
fine  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding 
thirty  days,  or  both,  of  all  violations  of  ordinances  made  under  the 
authority  of  the  preceding  section,  and  of  all  violations  of  ordi- 
nances relating  to  nuisances,  and  ordinances  regulating  public 
hacks  or  carriages,  the  charge  of  hackmen  and  public  drivers,  cart- 
men  and  truckmen,  and  ordinances  requiring  sidewalks  to  be  kept 
clean  and  free  from  snow,  ice,  and  other  obstructions,  and 
ordinances  to  prevent  the  running  at  large  of  cattle,  sheep,  swine, 
and  goats. 

§  170.  Public  amusements.  No  person,  association,  cor-  ^^^^ 
poration,  or  partnership  shall  hereafter,  within  the  corporate  limits 
of  the  city  of  Hartford,  display  or  produce  publicly  to  lie  seen  or 
heard  any  sport,  public  amusement,  musical,  operatic,  dramatic, 
theatrical,  or  pictorial  performance,  or  other  exhibition,  or  adver- 
tise the  same  by  any  illustrated  bill,  poster,  hanger,  or  display  card, 
or  open  for  business  any  billiard  or  bowling  saloon,  without  a 
written  license  previously  obtained  from  the  mayor  of  said  city. 
Any  such  license  may  at  any  time  be  revoked  by  said  mayor. 

Subject  to  the  foregoing  provisions  of  this  section,  the  court  of 
common  council  shall  have  power,  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  members 
of  each  branch  present  and  absent,  with  the  approval  of  the  mayor, 
to  make,  alter,  and  repeal  ordinances  for  the  restraint  and  regula- 
tion of  all  sports,  exhibitions,  public  amusements  and  perform- 
ances, and  billiard  and  bowling  saloons  within  said  city,  and  to 
provide  penalties  for  violation  of  such  ordinances  and  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  resolution. 

Chapter  sixteen  of  the  revised  ordinances  of  the  city  of  Hart- 
ford, adopted  March  28,  1898,  as  amended  by  an  ordinance  ap- 
proved March  12,  1901,  except  so  much  thereof  as  is  inconsistent 
herewith,  is  herebv  validated  and  confirmed. 


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8s.n«).  §  171.    Inspection  of  existing  buildings.    The  court  of 

common  council  of  the  city  of  Hartford  shall  have  power  to  make, 
alter,  and  repeal  ordinances  providing  for  the  proper  inspection 
and  examination  of  all  walls,  buildings,  and  structures  within  its 
limits,  with  reference  to  their  safety,  and  to  regulate  their  con- 
struction or  continuance,  and  shall  have  power  to  make,  alter,  and 
repeal  ordinances,  to  provide  for  the  maintenance,  repair,  or  removal 
of  all  such  walls,  buildings,  or  structures  as  upon  examination  and 
inspection  shall  be  found  to  be  unsafe  or  dangerous,  and  to 
regulate  or  prevent  the  use  of  heavy  and  dangerous  machinery, 
or  the  storage  of  goods,  wares,  and  merchandise  in  any  building  or 
structure  in  a  manner  to  render  it  dangerous  or  unsafe,  and  to 
regulate  or  prevent  the  exercise  of  any  business  in  any  building  or 
upon  any  land  in  a  manner  to  expose  the  same,  or  the  adjoining  or 
neighboring  property,  to  danger  by  fire  or  otherwise. 

Said  court  of  common  council  shall  have  power  in  and  by  said 
ordinances  to  provide  for  the  punishment  of  any  violation  thereof 
in  and  by  the  police  court  of  said  city  by  fine  or  imprisonment,  or 
both,  or  by  forfeiture  recoverable  in  the  city  court  of  said  city. 

11  s.^K^  m.  §   1 72.     Building  inspector.     The  court  of  common  council 

of  the  city  of  Hartford  shall  have  power  to  make  ordinances  to  pre- 
vent the  erection  of  unsafe  buildings  and  the  unsafe  alteration  or 
extension  of  any  building  within  the  limits  of  said  city ;  to  provide 
for  the  examination  of  all  plans  and  specifications  of  proposed 
buildings  and  of  proposed  alterations  and  extensions  of  existing 
buildings;  to  provide  for  the  inspection  of  all  buildings  in  process 
of  erection,  and  of  all  buildings  undergoing  alterations  or  exten- 
sions; to  make  general  rules  and  provide  for  particular  directions 
regarding  the  materials  to  be  used  in  building,  and  the  strength 
and  manner  of  using  the  same;  to  prohibit  the  erection  and  the 
alteration  and  extension  of  any  building  not  in  conformity  with 
such  rules  and  directions,  or  the  plans  and  specifications  of  which 
have  not  been  examined  or  approved  of,  in  accordance  with  such 
ordinances;  and  to  compel  such  changes  in  the  location  of  and  in 
the  plans  and  specifications  for  proposed  buildings  and  for  pro- 
*  posed  alterations  and  extensions  of  buildings,  and  in  the  manner 
of  construction  and  in  the  materials  used  therefor,  as  may  be  neces- 
sary to  secure  safety  from  the  dangers  of  fire,  collapse,  explosion, 
and  disease. 


COURT  OF  COMMON  COUNCIL. 

Said  court  of  common  council  shall  have  power  in  and  by  said 
ordinances  to  provide  for  the  appointment  of  a  building  inspector, 
and  a  deputy  building  inspector,  who  shall  hold  ofl&ce  for  such  term 
and  shall  exercise  such  powers  and  perform  such  duties  as  may  be 
prescribed  in  said  ordinances. 

Said  court  of  common  council  shall  have  power  in  and  by  said 
ordinances  to  confer  upon  such  building  inspector  and  deputy 
building  inspector  the  power,  from  and  after  the  third  Monday  in 
April,  A.  D.  1893,  to  perform  all  the  duties  and  be  vested  with  all 
the  rights  and  privileges  now  by  law  or  by  the  ordinances  of  the  city 
of  Hartford  imposed  upon  or  vested  in  the  fire  marshal  of  said  city 
of  Hartford;  and  said  building  inspector  and  deputy  building  in- 
spector shall,  during  the  term  of  office  for  which  they  may  be  ap- 
pointed, perform  the  duties  and  be  vested  with  the  rights  and 
privileges  now  by  law  or  by  said  ordinances  performed  by  and 
vested  in  the  fire  marshal  of  said  city. 

Said  court  of  common  council  shall  have  power  in  and  by  said 
ordinances  to  provide  for  the  punishment  of  any  violation  thereof 
by  fine  or  imprisonment,  or  both. 

The  ordinance  of  the  city  of  Hartford  providing  for  the  ap- 
pointment of  a  building  inspector,  and  defining  his  powers  and 
duties,  and  providing  for  the  prevention  of  the  erection  of  unsafe 
buildings  and  of  unsafe  alterations  and  extensions  of  buildings, 
adopted  by  the  court  of  common  council  of  said  city  June  28,  1892, 
and  approved  by  the  mayor  of  said  city  June  28^  1892,  is  hereby 
validated,  ratified,  and  confirmed. 


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§  173.    Punishrnent  of  injuries  to  fire  alarm  telegraph,  cs.k 

The  court  of  common  council  of  the  city  of  Hartford  shall  have 
power  to  pass  ordinances  providing  for  the  punishment  of  all  wilful 
or  malicious  injuries  to  the  fire  alarm  telegraph  and  fire  apparatus 
and  property  of  said  city,  and  for  the  unlawful  making,  use,  or 
possession  of  keys  to  the  alarm  boxes  connected  with  said  telegraph ; 
and  the  penalty  for  violating  the  provisions  of  any  ordinance  passed 
in  pursuance  hereof,  may  be  a  fine  not  exceeding  five  hundred 
dollars,  or  imprisonment  in  the  county  Jail  not  exceeding  three 
months,  or  such  fine  and  imprisonment  both.  The  city  police  ' 
court  shall  have  jurisdiction  of  all  cases  arising  hereunder;  pro- 
vided, an  appeal  shall  be  allowed  to  the  superior  court,  as  in  other 
cases. 


557. 


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ios.L^i059.  §  174.     Removal  of  garbage.    The  court  of  common  coun- 

cil of  the  city  of  Hartford  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to 
adopt  such  ordinances  as  it  may  deem  expedient  respecting  the  re- 
moval of  garbage  within  said  city,  and  to  cast  the  duty  of  causing 
and  caring  for  such  removal  upon  such  board  or  officer  as  it  may 
designate,  any  law  or  charter  provision  now  existing  notwithstand- 
ing. . 

(js.^if'ioT.  §   175.     Sanitary  measures.     The  court  of  common  coun- 

cil of  the  city  of  Hartford  is  hereby  empowered  to  adopt  such  sani- 
tary measures  as,  in  the  judgment  of  said  council,  may  be  necessary 
to  protect  the  health  of  said  city.  And  for  that  purpose  to  cause 
to  be  removed  from  the  limits  of  said  city,  or  from  any  part  there- 
of, such  animals,  trades,  business,  and  occupations  as  are,  or  may 
become,  injurious  to  the  health  of  the  residents  of  said  city.  And 
to  pass  such  ordinances  as  may  be  necessary  or  proper  to  carry  out 
the  provisions  of  this  section.  And  all  ordinances  heretofore  passed 
by  said  council,  for  protecting  the  health  of  said  city,  and  all  rules 
and  regulations  established  by  any  sanitary  board  or  committee,  in 
pursuance  of  such  ordinances,  and  all  acts  done  by  such  sanitary 
board  or  committee,  in  carrying  out  such  rules  and  regulations,  are 
hereby  ratified  and  confirmed. 

6s.L^b35.         §  176.    Appropriations    for    public   celebrations.    The 

court  of  common*council  of  the  city  of  Hartford  is  hereby  author- 
ized and  empowered,  by  concurrent  vote,  to  appropriate  at  its  dis- 
cretion from  time  to  time,  sums  of  money  for  the  purpose  of  de- 
fraying the  expenses  of  public  celebrations  and  receptions  within 
said  city;  said  sums  of  money  so  appropriated  not  to  exceed  the 
amount  of  five  hundred  dollars  for  any  one  public  celebration  or 
reception. 


«8.  L.   317 


1^867.^^^  §  177.    Appropriations  for  navigation  of  the  Connecticut 

river.  The  city  of  Hartford  is  hereby  authorized  to  expend  a 
sum  not  exceeding  five  thousand  dollars  annually,  in  improving  the 
navigation  of  the  Connecticut  river:  provided,  the  same  be  voted 
and  authorized  by  a  majority  of  the  board  of  aldermen  and  common; 
council  of  said  city. 


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§178.    Appropriations  for  Wadsworth  Athenaeum.   The  ns.^L^^m 

city  of  Hartford  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  appropri- 
ate, by  concurrent  vote  of  the  court  of  common  council  of  said  city, 
and  pay  over  to  the  Wadsworth  Athenasum  annually,  a  sum  not 
exceeding  one-half  of  one  mill  upon  the  grand  list  of  said  city  last 
made  and  perfected,  for  the  purpose  of  supporting  and  maintaining 
a  free  public  library  and  art  gallery,  with  their  appurtenances,  and 
of  furnishing  needed  accommodations  therefor. 

§  179.    Rewards  for  conviction  of  criminals.   The  court   gs.Tie. 

of  common  council  of  the  city  of  Hartford  may  offer  suitable  re- 
wards for  the  apprehension  and  conviction  of  such  person  or  per- 
sons as  shall  have  committed,  or  shall  commit,  crimes  within  the 
limits  of  said  city. 

§  180.    Appropriations  nat  to  exceed  estimates  except  8s.l!^^264. 

upon  two-thirds  vote,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  court  of  com- 
mon council  of  the  city  of  Hartford  at  their  last  meeting  in  each 
fiscal  year,  to  make  an  estimate  of  the  sums  necessary  to  defray  the 
expenses  of  the  several  departments  of  said  city  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  the  court  of  common  council  of  said  city  for  the  year 
ensuing  shall  not  make  any  appropriation  or  authorize  the  expen- 
diture of  any  sum  in  excess  of  the  estimates  made  as  aforesaid, 
excepting  upon  a  two-thirds  vote  of  said  court  of  common  council ; 
nor  shall  any  of  the  departments  of  said  city  expend  any  sum  in 
excess  of  said  estimates,  except  the  same  be  authorized  by  a  two- 
thirds  vote  of  said  court  of  common  council.. 

§  181.  Publication  of  ordinances,  '^o  ordinance  passed  ^^  1859 
by  the  court  of  common  council  shall  take  effect  until  ten  days  from 
the  passage  of  said  ordinance,  nor  until  it  has  been  published  twice 
in  two  or  more  daily  papers  issued  within  the  city  of  Hartford, 
and  the  clerk  of  said  city  shall  cause  every  ordinance  passed  by 
the  said  court  of  common  council  to  be  published  without  unreas- 
onable delay,  and  a  certificate  of  the  city  clerk  upon  the  record  of 
such  ordinance  that  the  same  has  been  so  published  shall  be  prima 
facie  evidence  thereof  in  any  suit  or  proceeding,  and  no  ordinance 
shall  be  valid  if  repugnant  to  the  laws  of  the  state. 


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5S.  L.    34d: 


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is^L%.G,         §  182.    Power  to  revise  and  alter  ordinances.    The 

court  of  common  council  of  the  city  of  Hartford  may  from  time  to 
time  revise  the  ordinances  of  said  city,  combining  therein  existing 
ordinances,  and  making  such  alteration  as  they  may  deem  neces- 
sary, which  revision,  so  made,  shall  he  legal  and  valid,  without  the 
publication  now  required  to  be  made  of  new  ordinances. 


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CHAPTER  14. 
CITY  COURT. 
§  183.    Jurisdiction  and  powers.    A  city  court  of  said   ,^^^^-^ 

city  shall  continue  to  be  holden  in  said  city  on  the  first  Monday 
of  each  month,  and  to  have  power  to  adjourn  from  time  to  time ; 
and  shall  continue  to  have  cognizance  of  the  cases  of  which  it 
now  has  jurisdiction  by  virtue  of  the  original  charter  of  said  city 
and  of  subsequent  amendments  thereof;  and  its  jurisdiction  is 
hereby  declared  to  embrace  all  cases  either  at  law  or  in  equity 
whenever  the  cause  of  action  shall  arise  or  have  arisen  within  the 
limits  of  said  city,  or  concerns  land  within  said  limits,  and  one  or 
both  parties  live  within  the  same,  and  any  suit  or  action  that  may 
be  commenced  in  favor  of  any  bank,  located  in  said  city,  upon  any 
writing  obligatory,  payable  by  the  terms  of  it  at  said  bank  or  in- 
dorsed to  said  bank.  Said  city  court  shall  continue  to  have  power 
to  proceed  to  try,  decide  and  enforce  judgment  and  execution,  in 
cases  within  its  jurisdiction  in  the  same  manner  as  the  superior 
court;  and  its  executions  shall  be  served  and  returned  in  the  same 
manner  as  superior  court  executions, 

§  184.     Idem.    The  city  court  of  the  city  of  Hartford  shall    ,,  i^fs 

^^  14  IS.  Li.  oUO- 

have  exclusive  jurisdiction  of  all  civil  cases  now  cognizable  by 
justices  of  the  peace  for  the  town  of  Hartford;  but  this  section 
shall  not  affect  actions  before  justices  of  the  peace  in  said  town  on 
the  first  Monday  of  June,  1905. 

§  185.    Recorder;  clerk's  authority.     Said  court  shall      1859. 

R  ^    T      ^9£{ 

continue  to  be  composed  of  a  recorder  who  shall  be  judge.     And 

said  court  shall  appoint  and  swear  a  clerk  of  such  court  who  shall        i87'2. 

7  S   L    278 

be  sworn  to  a  faithful  discharge  of  his  duties,  and  shall  give  bonds 
therefor,  if  required  to  do  so  by  the  by-laws  or  ordinances  of  said 
city,  and  the  said  clerk  shall  have  in  matters  pertaining  to  said 
court,  the  same  authority  as  clerks  of  the  superior  court. 

§  186.    Term  of  office  and  salary  of  recorder.    The  re-  143^^^601. 

corder  of  said  court  shall  be  appointed  by  the  general  assembly. 


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CITY  COURT. 

and  shall  hold  office  for  two  years  from  the  first  Monday  of  June 
next  following  his  appointment,  and  until  his  successor  is  duly 
appointed  and  qualified,  and  shall  receive  a  salary,  which  shall  be 
paid  by  said  city,  the  amount  of  which  shall  be  established  by  the 
court  of  common  council  of  said  city ;  but  the  amount  of  said  salary 
shall  not  be  less  than  two  thousand  dollars  per  annum. 

§  187.  Justice  of  the  peace  may  act  as  judge.  When- 
ever, by  reason  of  sickness,  interest,  disqualification,  absence,  or 
from  any  other  cause,  the  recorder  of  said  city  court  shall  be 
Tendered  unable  or  disqualified  to  act  as  judge  therein,  said  re- 
corder may  designate  some  one  justice  of  the  peace  resident  within 
the  city  of  Hartford  to  act  as  judge  thereof,  and  such  justice  of 
the  peace,  so  appointed  and  entered  upon  the  record,  shall,  for  the 
time  of  such  disqualification,  sickness,  interest,  absence,  or  other 
cause,  have  all  the  powers  vested  in  the  recorder  of  said  city  court 
by  law,  except  in  case  of  a  vacancy  in  said  office. 

14  8.^602.         §  188.    Compensation  of  acting  judge.    Any  justice  of 

the  peace  designated  by  the  recorder  of  the  city  court  to  act  as 
judge  thereof  shall  be  paid  five  dollars  for  each  day,  or  part  there- 
of, during  which  he  holds  a  session  of  said  court;  but  all  sums  so 
paid  to  any  justice  or  justices  of  the  peace  in  excess  of  two  hundred 
dollars  in  any  year  shall  be  deducted  from  the  amount  to  be  paid 
to  said  recorder  as  his  salary. 

Idem.  §  -189.    Certificate  concerning   acting  judge:    Clerk's 

salary.  Whenever  any  justice  of  the  peace  shall  act  as  judge  of 
said  court,  the  clerk  thereof  shall  forthwith  certify  such  fact  to 
the  controller  of  the  city.  The  clerk  of  said  court  shall  receive  a 
salary  which  shall  be  paid  by  said  city,  and  the  amount  of  which 
shall  be  established  by  the  court  of  common  council  of  said  city; 
but  the  amount  of  said  salar}^  shall  not  be  less  than  six  hundred 
dollars  per  annum. 

HsT'eoi  §190.     Taxable  costs  and  fees.    Taxable  costs  in  the  city 

court  and  the  fees  of  the  clerk  of  said  court  shall  be  the  same 
*  as  are  provided  by  the  general  statutes  for  the  superior  court,  ex- 
cept in  cases  at  law  wherein  the  damages  claimed  do  not  exceed 
two  hundred  dollars,  and  in  all  other  cases  at  law  in  said  court 
wherein  the  damages  allowed ^o  not  exceed  one  hundred  dollars; 


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I  CITY  COURT. 

in  such  cases  the  prevailing  party  shall  receive,  by  way  of  indem- 
nity for  all  proceedings,  one  dollar,  and  the  fees  of  the  clerk  shall 
be  as  follows:  entry  fee,  one  dollar,  judgment  fee,  two  dollars; 
judgment  file,  one  dollar;  executions,  twenty-five  cents. 

§  191.    Costs  and  fees  to  be  paid  into  city  treasury. 

All  costs  and  fees  taxed  and  allowed  in  said  court  shall  be  paid  into 
the  treasury  of  said  city,  the  clerk  of  said  court  accounting  for  and 
paying  over  the  same  quarterly  on  the  first  business  day  of  the 
months  of  March,  June,  September,  and  December  during  each 
year. 

§  192.    Service  and  return  of  process.    When  the  de-    ^^^f 

fendant  who  is  sued  to  said  city  court  at  law  or  in  equity  lives 
within  the  limits  of  said  city,  the  writ  shall  be  served  upon  him  at 
least  six  days  before  the  sitting  of  the  court  to  which  the  same  is 
returnable;  but  if  the  defendant  lives  without  the  limits  of  the 
city,  the  writ  shall  be  served  at  least  twelve  days  before  the  sitting 
of  the  court;  and  all  writs  returnable  to  the  city  court  shall  be 
returned  to  said  court  before  the  first  opening  thereof. 

§  193.  Idem,  in  all  actions  at  law  where  the  matter  in 
demand  does  not  exceed  one  hundred  dollars,  the  general  statutes 
relating  to  the  service  and  return  of  process  before  justices  of  the 
peace  shall  apply  to  the  service  and  return  of  such  process  before 
said  city  court. 

§  194.    Punishment  of  sheriff  for  neglect  to  serve  writ,    gg^^^ 

In  case  any  sheriff,  deputy  sheriff,  or  constable  shall  not  serve 
a  writ  directed  to  and  received  by  him,  that  is  returnable  to  the 
city  court,  or  shall  neglect  to  make  return  of  said  writ,  or  shall 
make  a  false  return  thereof,  and  a  suit  for  such  default  be  brought 
against  him  to  such  city  court,  by  the  person,  his  executor  or 
administrator,  in  whose  favor  the  suit  issued,  and  the  defendant 
be  found  in  default,  the  court,  over  and  above  awarding  just  dam- 
ages to  the  party,  shall,  on  said  suit,  set  a  suitable  fine  upbn  the 
defendant,  according  to  the  nature  of  the  case,  and  may  issue 
execution  for  the  same,  which  fine  shall  be  to  the  treasury  of  the 
city. 

§  195.     Procedure.      Said    court    shall    establish    its    own        i905. 

T  J.  -,  14  S.  L.  601. 

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14  8^1056  §  ^^^'     J^^'O^S.     That  clerk  of  the  superior  court  for  Hart- 

ford county,  shall,  annually,  on  or  before  the  fifteenth  day  of 
August,  transmit  to  the  clerk  of  the  city  court  of  the  city  of 
Hartford  a  list  of  the  persons  constituted  jurors  of  said  down  of 
Hartford  for  one  year  from  the  first  day  of  the  following  Septem- 
ber ;  and  slips  containing  the  names  of  such  jurors  shall  be  placed 
by  the  clerk  of  said  city  court  of  the  city  of  Hartford  in  a  box 
to  be  kept  by  him  for  that  purpose. 

Idem.  §  197.     Jury;    how    summoned.      Said   city   court   of   the 

city  of  Hartford  may  cause  a  jury  to  be  summoned  at  such  times 
as  it  may  see  fit.  Whenever  the  clerk  of  said  city  court  shall 
issue  a  warrant  commanding  the  city,  marshal,  or  his  deputy,  or 
any  proper  officer,  to  summon  a  jury  to  appear  before  said  court, 
the  officer  serving  the  same  shall,  in  the  presence  of  the  clerk  and 
the  recorder  of  said  court,  draw  from  said  box  such  number  of 
names  as  his  warrant  requires,  and  no  more,  without  knowing  in 
any  manner  any  name  so  drawn  before  drawing  the  same;  and 
the  persons  whose  names  shall  have  been  thus  drawn  shall  be 
summoned  to  appear  before  the  court,  at  the  time  in  the  warrant 
named,  to  serve  as  jurors;  and  in  case  a  complete  panel  shall  not 
attend,  or  for  any  reason  there  shall  be  a  deficiency  of  jurors  for 
the  trial  of  any  cause,  such  officer  shall  supply  the  deficiency  by 
drawing,  in  the  presence  of  the  court,  other  names  from  said 
box  and  summoning  such  persons  to  attend  and  serve,  or  by 
summoning  a  sufficient  number  of  talesmen,  as  the  court  may 
direct,  until  the  panel  shall  be  complete.  And  the  names  of  such 
jurors  as  do  not  attend,  or  are  challenged  or  excused,  shall  be  re- 
turned into  the  box  and  shall  be  liable  to  be  drawn  again.  The 
name  of  each  juror  who  attends  court  anid  serves  shall,  in  like 
manner  as  aforesaid,  be  put  into  another  box  which  said  clerk  shall 
provide  for  that  purpose,  and  may  be  drawn  again  in  case,  for  any 
reason,  there  is  a  deficiency  in  the  other  box  to  complete  the  panels 
for  that  year  for  which  they  are  chosen  to  serve. 

Idem   .  §   198.     Compensation  of  jurors.    Every  juror  in  said  city 

court  of  the  city  of  Hartford  shall  receive  for  his  services  as  such 
juror,  in  actions  of  summary  process  and  in  actions  at  law  where 


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the  matter  in  demand  shall  not  exceed  one  hundred  dollars,  one 
dollar  a  da}',  and  travel  as  allowed  to  jurors  in  the  superior  court; 
m  all  other  cases  such  juror  shall  receive  for  his  services  two  dol- 
lars and  fifty  cents  a  day,  and  travel  as  allowed  to  jurors  in  the 
superior  court. 

§199.    Jury  of  six;  jury  docket;  jury  fee.   Whenever  any  ^^^^% 

action  at  law  is  pending  before  said  court,  in  which  the  matter  in 
demand  exceeds  twenty  dollars  in  amount  or  value,  and  does  not 
exceed  one  hundred  dollars,  a  jury  of  six  shall  be  summoned,  from 
the  duly  sworn  jurors  of  said  city,  to  try  the  same,  on  motion  of 
either  party  made  within  such  time  as  the  rules  of  said  court  shall 
prescribe;  provided,  that  the  party  moving  for  a  jury  shall  enter 
into  a  recognizance  with  surety  to  the  adverse  party,  in  such  sum 
as  the  court  shall  order,  conditioned  for  the  payment  of  all  costs 
in  case  final  judgment  is  rendered  against  him;  and  provided 
further,  that  actions  at  law  in  which  the  matter  in  demand  does  not 
exceed  one  hundred  dollars,  excepting  actions  of  summary  process, 
shall  be  tried  by  a  jury  of  twelve  upon  request  of  either  party,  and 
the  general  statutes  relating  to  the  entry  of  cases  in  city  courts 
upon  the  jury  docket  shall  apply  to  such  actions,  but  no  such  action 
shall  be  entered  upon  the  jury  docket  until  the  jury  fee  has  been 
paid  to  the  clerk  of  said  court  by  the  party  making  such  request. 
The  jury  fee  in  said  court  shall  be  the  same  as  in  the  superior 
court  except  that,  in  actions  in  which  the  matter  in  demand  does 
not  exceed  one  hundred  dollars,  the  jur^  fee  shall  be  twelve  dollars, 
unless  such  action  is  .tried  before  a  jury  of  six,  in  which  case 
the  jury  fee  shall  be  three  dollars. 

§  200.    Motions  in  error  and  for  new  trial.    The  city    ^^^^% 

court  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  and  the  judge  thereof,  shall  have 
the  same  powers  to  grant  motions  in  error  and  for  new  trials,  and 
grant  bills  of  exceptions  in  all  cases  hereafter  arising  therein  and 
now  pending,  with  all  the  rights  and  powers  incident  thereto,  as  is 
now  given  by  law  to  the  superior  court  and  the  judges  thereof 
in  similar  cases. 

§  201.    Motions  in  error  and  for  new  trial  may  be  joined,      idem. 

Motions  in  error  and  for  new  trial  in  said  city  court  may  be  joined 
and  allowed  at  the  same  time,  as  is  now  provided  in  the  superior 

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court;  and  all  motions  in  error  or  for  a  new  trial  heretofore  granted 
by  said  court,  or  now  pending  therein,  or  which  shall  hereafter  be 
granted,  shall  be  taken  to  the  next  regular  term  of  the  supreme 
court  of  errors  in  said  district. 

Idem.  §  202.    Reservation  of  questions  of  law.     Said  city 

court  may  reserve  questions  of  law  arising  therein,  and  in  cases 
now  pending,  for  the  advice  of  the  supreme  court  of  errors  at  its 
next  regular  term  in  the  first  judicial  district,  in  the  same  manner 
as  now  provided  by  law  in  the  superior  court,  and  said  city  court 
shall  conform  to  the  advice  of  the  supreme  court  in  the  judgment, 
decree,  or  decision  made  or  rendered  in  such  cases. 

14  i!^:m.  §  203.     Appeal.     Any  party  aggrieved  by  a  final  judgment 

or  decree  of  said  court  in  any  cause  in  which  the  matter  in  demand 
exceeds  five  hundred  dollars,  may  appeal  therefrom  to  the  superior 
court  to  be  held  at  Hartford,  upon  giving  such  bond  as  said  city 
court  may  order.  Upon  the  allowance  of  such  appeal,  the  clerk 
of  said  city  court  shall  make  a  true  and  attested  copy  of  the  record 
in  said  cause  for  the  appellaiat. 


POLICE    COUET. 


97 


CHAPTEK  15. 
CITY  POLICE  COURT. 


1859. 


§  204.    Judge;  appointment;  term  of.    There  shall  be  a   5S.L.327. 

city  police  court  estahlished  and  holden  within  and  for  said  city, 
the  judge  of  which  shall  be  appointed  by  the  general  assembly  to  Public  Laws  52s. 
hold  oflBce  for  two  years  from  and  after  the  first  day  of  July  next  coustitationai 
following    his    appointment,    and    until    his    successor    shall    be    "^-^^t^xx!^* 

.     ,     -J         T  Gen.  Stats.  §  49. 

appointed  and  sworn. 

1872 

§  205.     Associate    judge.     The    general    assembly    shall  cJ;sl.^^^-^ 
choose  an  associate  judge  of  the  police  court  of  said  city  who  shall      An.  xx. 

1907  8.  Ld, 

hold  his  office  for  the  term  of  two  years  from  the  first  day  of 
July  of  the  year  of  his  appointment  and  until  his  successor  shall 
be  appointed  and  qualified.  The  associate  judge  shall  perform 
the  duties  and  be  vested  with  all  the  powers  and  functions  of  the 
judge  of  said  court  whenever  there  shall  be  a  vacancy  in  the  office 
of  said  judge  and  in  case  of  his  absence  or  disability.  The  as- 
sociate judge  shall  be  paid  for  actual  service  at  the  same  rate 
as  the  judge  of  said  court. 

§  206.    Substitute;  justice  of  the  peace,    in  case  the   sg^^ges. 

judge  [and  associate  judge]  of  the  police  court  of  the  city  of 
Hartford  shall  at  any  time  be  disqualified  or  unable  to  act  in  any 
cause,  or  in  any  case  that  the  duties  of  the  office  shall  be  too  great 
for  [them]  reasonably  to  perform,  [the  judge]  may  designate 
and  request  any  justice  of  the  peace  resident  within  the  city  of 
Hartford  to  act  as  his  substitute,  and  such  justice  while  acting 
under  such  request  shall  have  the  same  powers  as  such  judge 
would  have  had  in  like  causes. 


§  207.    Jurisdiction  of  court  and  judge.  The  judge  of  the 

police  court  of  the  city  of  Hartford  shall  have  and  exercise  the  juris- 
diction and  powers  relative  to  and  over  criminal  cases  (including 
cases  where  sureties  of  the  person  and  good  behavior  are  required), 
arising  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city  and  on  the  Con- 


5  S. L.  327 


98 


1859. 
6  S.  L.  827. 


POLICE    COURT. 

necticut  river  opposite  said  city,  now  vested  by  law  in  justices  of 
the  peace  within  towns,  which  jurisdiction  and  powers  shall  con- 
tinue to  be  exclusive:  provided,  that  no  magistrate  shall  be  pro- 
hibited hereby  from  issuing  w^arrants  for  the  arrest  of  offenders,  or 
from  exercising  jurisdiction  in  all  prosecutions  imder  the  act  for 
the  suppression  of  intemperance,  or  from  discharging  any  minis- 
terial duty  or  office  now  by  law  imposed  upon  him ;  but  all  warrants 
on  account  of  any  offense  within  the  jurisdiction  of  said  police 
court  except  under  said  act,  shall,  require  the  offender  to  be  brought 
before  the  said  police  court,  there  to  be  dealt  with  according  to 
law. 

§  208.    Jurisdiction  continued;  extent  of  penalty.    Said 

court  shall  have  authority,  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  and  of 
the  preceding  section,  to  hear  and  determine  charges  for  crimes  and 
misdemeanors  committed  within  the  limits  of  tlie  city  of  Hartford, 
the  punishment  of  which  as  prescribed  by  law  does  not  exceed 
a  fine  of  two  hundred  dollars  or  six  months  imprisonment  in  a 
common  jail,  workhouse,  or  city  penitentiary,  or  such  fine  or  im- 
prisonment both,  and  in  all  such  cases  said  court  may  proceed  to 
trial,  render  final  judgment  thereon,  and  grant  a  warrant  for  the 
execution  thereof,  according  to  law.  But  in  all  cases  the  person 
convicted  may  appeal  from  the  judgment  of  said  police  court 
to  the  superior  court  next  to  be  holden  in  the  county  of  Hartford, 
except  when  the  conviction  shall  be  for  the  crimes  of  profane 
cursing  and  swearing  and  Sabbath  breaking;  provided,  that  he 
shall  give  such  bond  on  appeal  as  said  court  shall  order,  pa3^able 
to  the  treasurer  of  the  county  of  Hartford,  conditioned  for  the 
appearance  of  the  person  so  convicted,  before  the  superior  court, 
to  answer  concerning  the  offense  whereof  he  stands  charged,  and  to 
abide  the  judgment  that  may  be  rendered  by  the  court  last  afore- 
said. If  the  crime  charged  against  the  accused  shall  in  any  case 
be  of  so  aggravated  a  nature  as  to  require  a  greater  punishment 
than  is  above  specified,  the  accused  shall  be  by  said  police  court 
bound  over  to  the  next  superior  court  having  cognizance  of  such 
offense,  in  the  same  manner  as  is  provided  in  cases  of  binding  over 
by  justices  of  the  peace. 


POLICE    COUKT.  99 

§  209.    Jurisdiction  continued;  Charter  Oak  Park.    The    ^^]i%^ 

police  court  of  the  city  of  Hartford  shall  have  jurisdiction  over  all 
crimes,  offenses  and  misdemeanors,  that  shall  be  committed  in  that 
part  of  the  town  of  West  Hartford,  in  the  county  of  Hartford, 
known  as  Charter  Oak  Park,  in  the  same  manner  as  said  court 
now  has  over  crimes,  oifenses  and  misdemeanors,  that  are  com- 
mitted within  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Hartford.  The  officers 
and  members  of  the  police  force  of  the  city  of  Hartford  shall 
have  the  same  authority  and  power  to  arrest  any  person  or  per- 
sons, on  said  premises  known  as  Charter  Oak  Park,  that  they  now 
have  to  make  arrests  within  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Hartford, 
and  all  persons  so  arrested  by  them  shall  be  brought  forthwith 
before  the  Hartford  city  police  court,  which  court  shall  thereupon 
proceed  to  trial  and  judgment,  as  in  all  other  similar  cases  now 
within  its  jurisdiction. 

§  210.     West  Hartford  justices.    Xothing  in  the  foregoing    .g^ff^.^ 
section  shall  affect  the  jurisdiction  of  justices  of  the  peace  in  said 
town  of  West  Hartford  in  any  complaint  that  may  be  brought 
before  them. 

§  211.    Cedar  Hill  cemetery;j"urisdiction  of  police  court.    ssTm 

The  police  court  of  the  city  of  Hartford  shall  have  jurisdiction  over 
all  crimes  committed  upon  the  grounds  of  the  Cedar  Hill  Cemetery 
Association  and  the  breach  of  the  reasonable  rules  and  regulations 
of  said  association  shall  be  held  to  be  a  breach  of  the  public  peace. 

§  212.    Water  board's  by-laws  and  regulations;  juris-      isei 

diction  for  violation  of.  The  city  police  court  shall  also  have 
jurisdiction  over  any  breach  of  the  by-laws  or  regulations  of  the 
board  of  water  commissioners  which  have  been  approved  by  the 
court  of  common  council  and  published  in  accordance  with  law, 
and  may  punish  the  offender  by  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  thirty 
dollars  or  by  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  or  by  a  fine 
and  imprisonment  both. 


5  S.  L.  457. 


5  8.  L.  327. 


§  213.  Complaints,  process,  service,  arrest,  etc.  Pre- 
sentments or  complaints  in  any  criminal  matter  cognizable  by  said 
police  court  may  be  made  to  the  same  by  the  prosecuting  attorney  or    ^  s^l^917 


100 


POLICE    COURT. 

corporation  counsel  of  the  city  of  Hartford ;  and  said  court  shall  ex- 
ercise the  same  powers  in  relation  to  the  issuing  of  process  against 
persons  so  complained  of,  and  the  granting  of  a  summons  or  capia? 
for  witnesses,  as  are  conferred  upon  justices  of  the  peace  by  the  gen- 
eral statutes  of  this  state.  Process  issued  by,  or  returnable  to  said 
police  court,  may  be  served  by  the  sheriff  or  deputy  sheriff  of  Hart- 
ford county,  or  by  the  marshal  or  deputy  marshals  of  said  city,  or 
any  constable  of  tlie  town  of  Hartford,  or  any  policeman  or  watch- 
man of  said  city,  who  shall  severally  receive  therefor  the  fees  now 
prescribed  by  law  for  like  services  by  constables  of  towns.  Whenever 
information  shall  be  given  to  the  judge  of  the  city  police  court  of 
the  city  of  Hartford  of  the  commission  of  any  criminal  offense 
within  the  jurisdiction  of  said  court,  said  court  may  inquire  into 
the  truth  of  the  same,  and  issue  a  warrant  or  bench  warrant  for 
the  arrest  of  the  person  or  persons  complained  of,  and  proceed  to 
trial  and  render  judgment  concerning  such  person  or  persons  with- 
out any  previous  presentment  by  an  informing  officer. 

§  214.    Service  of  process;  by  whom  made,  and  arrests. 

It  shall  be  lawful  for  all  officers  by  law  authorized  to  serve  process 
/  issued  by  and  returnable  to  the  city  police  court,  and  it  shall  be 
their  duty,  to  arrest,  without  previous  complaint  and  warrant,  all 
such  persons  as  are  guilty  of  drunkenness,  vagrancy,  disorderly 
conduct,  breaches  of  the  peace,  and  common  assaults,  and  other 
offenses,  when  such  offenses  shall  be  committed  within  the  jurisdic- 
tion of  said  court,  and  such  offenders  shall  be  taken  and  appre- 
hended in  the  act,  or  on  speedy  information  of  others ;  and  it  shall 
be  lawful  for  said  court  to  proceed  to  trial  and  render  judgment, 
without  previous  complaint  and  warrant,  upon  the  persons  so 
.  arrested,  in  the  same  manner  as  if  they  had  been  arrested  upon 
process  issued  by  said  court. 

Idem.  g  215.    Discretion  of  court  as  to  punishment  of  certain 

minor  offenses.    Whenever  any  person  shall  be  arraigned  before 
*    said  city  police  court  for  drunkenness,  vagrancy,  disorderly  conduct, 
or  breach  of  the  peace,  said  court  may  indefinitely  suspend  the  ren- 
dition of  jiidgment  concerning  him,   whenever  such  forbearance 


1859. 
5  S.  L.  828. 


POLICE   COURT.  101 

shall  seem  to  the  court  required  by  the  age  of  the  accused,  or  the 
circumstances  under  which  the  offense  was  committed. 

§  216.  Adjournment  of  trials.  Before  entering  upon  the  ^^^"^ 
trial  of  any  criminal  cause,  the  said  police  court  may  adjourn  the 
hearing  or  trial  thereof  from  time  to  time,  not  exceeding  fifteen 
days,  unless  said  court,  upon  good  cause  shown,  may  deem  a  longer 
time  necessary  for  the  purpose  of  procuring  material  testimony, 
which  time  shall  not  exceed  ninety  days. 

§  217.  Fees  and  costs.  Said  police  court  is  hereby  wem. 
required  to  charge  and  tax,  for  the  use  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  in 
any  criminal  proceedings,  such  clerk  fees  as  are  allowed  by  law  to 
the  clerks  of  the  city  court,  and  also  one  dollar  for  the  trial  of  each 
cause,  and  one  dollar  duty  on  each  appeal ;  and  the  fee  of  the  pros- 
ecuting officer,  who  shall  make  any  complaint  or  presentment,  shall 
be  the  same  as  those  provided  by  law  for  grand  jurors  of  towns, 
and  payable  from  the  city  treasury ;  and  all  such  fees  of  the  prose- 
cuting officer  shall  be  taxed  and  received  by  the  clerk  in  favor  of 
the  city  of  Hartford.  Said  police  court  may  establish  rules  of 
practice  concerning  the  reduction  or  disallowance  of  fees  now  tax- 
able by  said  court  in  cases  where  the  negligence  of  any  ministerial 
or  informing  officer,  or  the  discharge  of  the  accused  for  want  of  evi- 
dence, or  the  insufficiency  of  service  rendered,  or  other  circum- 
stances, shall  render  such  reduction  or  disallowance  expedient  in 
the  view  of  the  said  court  in  the  exercise  of  its  sound  discretion. 

All  moneys  collected  by  the  clerks  of  the  police  court  and  city 
court  shall  be  paid  into  the  city  treasury ;  all  fines  paid  after  com- 
mitment shall  be  received  by  the  keeper  of  the  jail,  workhouse,  or 
penitentiary  where  the  offender  shall  be  confined,  and  by  such 
keeper  paid  to  the  city  treasurer  within  thirty  days  after  the 
receipt  thereof. 

§  218.    Committals  to  reform  school,  penitentiary,  etc.    59^32©. 

It  shall  be  lawful  for  said  police  court,  at  its  discretion,  to  order 
any  person  brought  before  said  court  on  any  criminal  presentment, 
to  be  committed  to  any  reform  school  or  other  institution  now  or 


102 


POLICE    COURT. 


hereafter  to  be  established  within  this  state  for  juvenile  offenders; 
and  the  proper  officer  of  such  institution  shall  receive  and  keep 
such  persons,  according  to  the  rules  and  discipline  of  the  same.  It 
shall  be  lawful  for  the  city  of  Hartford  to  authorize  and  establish 
a  city  penitentiary,  for  the  confinement  of  persons  sentenced  to  be 
committed  by  said  police  court;  the  rules,  regulations,  and  disci- 
pline of  which  said  city  penitentiary,  when  erected,  may  be  ordered 
and  established  in  and  by  any  city  ordinances  relating  thereto, 
which  shall  thereafter  be  enacted  in  due  form  of  law. 

5  8.^327.         §  219.    Clerk,  appointment  and  duties.    Said  court  shall 

have  and  appoint  a  clerk,  who  shall  keep  a  record  of  the  same  and 
certify  its  proceedings,  whose  duties,  compensation,  bond  (in- 
cluding his  duties  relative  to  the  appointment  of  prosecuting 
officers)  shall  be  regulated  by  city  ordinance. 

s^l".  §  220.     Assistant  clerk.     The  court  of  common  council  of 

the  city  of  Hartford  is  hereby  authorized  to  provide  by  ordinance 
for  the  election,  qualification,  and  pay  of  an  assistant  clerk  of  the 
city  police  court. 

7S.L.917.  §  221.    Prosecuting   attorney,   appointment   of.      The 

judge  of  the  police  court  of  the  city  of  Hartford  shall  appoint  a 

1901 

13  8.  L.iisi.  prosecuting  attorney  for  said  court.  He  shall  be  an  attorney  at  law 
of  at  least  three  years'  practice,  and  shall  be  a  resident  of  said  city. 
He  shall  hold  his  office  for  the  term  of  two  years  from  the  first 
Monday  of  the  April  in  which  he  shall  be  appointed,  and  until  his 
successor  is  appointed  and  qualified.  Any  vacancy  in  said  office 
of  prosecuting  attorney  of  said  city  which  may  occur  on  or  after  the 
first  Monday  of  June,  1901,  shall  be  filled  by  appointment  by  the 
judge  of  the  police  court  of  said  city  within  ten  days  after  the 
occurrence  of  such  vacancy  by  filing  notice  with  the  city  clerk,  as 
in  the  case  of  original  appointments. 

7s.T^i7.  §  222.  Prosecuting  attorney,  powers  of.  Said  prosecut- 
ing attorney  shall  have  all  the  powers  of  a  grand  juror  in  presenting 
and  prosecuting  complaints  and  informations  before  the  police  court 
of  said  city;  and  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  prosecute  before  said  court, 


103 


POLICE    COURT. 

all  crimes  and  misdemeanors  and  violation  of  city  ordinances,  com- 
mitted within  the  limits  of  said  city,  and  of  which  said  court  has 
jurisdiction;  he  shall  be  duly  sworn  to  the  faithful  discharge  of 
his  duty,  and  shall  receive  such  compensation  as  the  court  of  com- 
mon council  shall  by  ordinance  direct.  The  powers  of  grand  jurors 
of  the  town  of  Hartford,  within  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Hartford, 
shall  after  the  first  Monday  of  October,  A.  D.  1875,  cease. 

§  223.    Special  prosecuting  attorney,  appointment  of.      ^'^*'" 

Whenever  said  prosecuting  attorney  shall  be  absent  from  the  city       "^g^^ 
of  Hartford,  or  unable  or  disqualified  to  act  in  any  case  before  said  ^  ^-  ^-  ^'^^'  ^ 
police  court,  said  court  shall  appoint  a  special  attorney  to  act  during 
such  absence,  disability,  or  disqualification,  who  shall  receive  for 
his  services  one-half  of  the  fees  now  provided  by  law  for  grand 
jurors  for  like  services. 

§  224.    Fees  of  prosecutor  taxable  as  costs.   The  same      ''*^" 

fees  shall  be  taxed  by  said  police  court  for  the  services  of  said  pros- 
ecuting attorney  as  are  by  law  taxable  for  the  services  of  grand 
jurors,  and  the  same,  when  collected  by  the  clerk  of  said  court, 
shall  be  by  him  paid  or  accounted  for  to  the  treasurer  of  the  city 
of  Hartford. 

§225.  Form  of  complaint  to  police  court.  Whenever  any  esTaia. 
complaint  shall  be  brought  to  the  city  police  court  of  the  city  of 
Hartford,  under  authority  of  the  charter  of  said  city,  for  any  act 
made  an  offense  by  said  charter  and  the  amendments  thereto,  or 
by  the  ordinances  of  said  city  passed  in  pursuance  thereof,  and 
cognizable  by  said  court,  a  form  substantially  like  the  following 
form  may  be  used  and  shall  be  sufficient: 

To  the  Honorable  City  Police  Court  for  the  City  of  Hartford, 
comes  A.  B.,  prosecuting  attorney  of  said  city,  and,  on  his  oath  of 
oflfice,  complaint  and  information  makes,  that  since  the  incorpora- 
tion of  said  city,  to  wit,  on  the  day  of  A.  D.  19  , 
and  within  the  limits  of  said  city,  of  the  town  of  , 
in  the  county  of  ,  with  force  and  arms,  (set  forth  the  act 
complained  of),  against  the  peace,  contrary  to  the  ordinance  (or 


•*-^^  POLICE    COURT. 

order  as  the  case  may  be),  of  said  city  in  such  case  provided,  and 
contrary  to  the  form  of  the  statute  in  such  case  provided ;  therefore, 
the  said  prosecuting  attorney  prays  process,  and  that  the  said 
may  be  arrested,  held  to  answer  to  this  complaint,  and  be  thereon 
dealt  with  according  to  law. 

Dated  at  said  Hartford  this  day  of  A.  D. 

A.B.,  Prosecuting  Attorney. 

Nothing  in  this  section  shall  be  construed  as  prohibiting  the 
use  of  other  forms  in  reference  to  the  same  matters,  or  as  inval- 
idating any  other  forms. 

6S.T481.         §  226.    Violation  of  ordinances;  how  punished.    The 

violation  of  any  ordinance  or  by-law  of  the  city  of  Hartford  made 
or  to  be  made  relative  to  the  speed  of  animals,  vehicles,  and  cars; 
for  protecting  and  preserving  trees  and  other  ornaments  of  public 
places;  for  protecting  the  state-house  yard  in  said  city;  for 
restraining  cruelty  to  animals,  and  inhuman  sports;  for  prohibit- 
ing, restraining,  licensing,  and  regulating  all  sports,  exhibitions, 
public  amusements,  and  performances,  and  billiard  and  bowling 
saloons ;  for  regulating  or  prohibiting  swimming  or  bathing  in 
public  or  exposed  places  within  said  city ;  for  preventing  and  pun- 
ishing trespasses  in  gardens,  cemeteries,  and  enclosures,  and  public 
buildings;  for  protecting  said  city  from  exposure  to  fire,  regulat- 
ing the  mode  of  building  or  altering  buildings  within  said  city  or 
any  part  thereof,  and  the  mode  of  using  any  building  therein ;  for 
prohibiting  and  regulating  the  bringing  in,  carrying  out  or  through, 
or  storing  gunpowder;  for  regulating  the  location  of  stationary 
steam  boilers,  barns,  and  outhouses,  sinks  and  drains  in  said  city; 
for  preventing  illegal  practices  with  dead  bodies  in  medical  insti- 
tutions, or  elsewhere,  in  said  city,  shall  be  a  misdemeanor;  and 
may  be  prosecuted  as  such  before  the  city  police  court,  like  other 
offenses;  which  court  may  inflict  therefor  the  penalty  named  in 
such  ordinance  or  by-law,  and  enforce  the  same  in  the  same  manner 
as  other  judgments  of  said  city  police  court  are  enforced. 

i4S^L.89.  §  227.     Bonds  for  appearance,     in  case  of  the  arrest  of 

any  person  upon  a  criminal  charge  not  punishable  by  imprisonment 


POLICE   COURT.  105 

in  the  state  prison,  the  chief,  captain,  or  lieutenant  of  police,  or 
officer  in  charge  of  the  police  station  of  Hartford,  may  take  the 
bond  of  the  accused  to  ±he  city  of  Hartford,  with  sufficient  surety 
for  his  appearance  before  the  city  police  court  of  said  city  at  its 
next  session,  to  abide  the  order  of  the  court. 


106 


MISCELLANEOUS. 


CHAPTER  16. 

Miscellaneous. 
jg^  §  228.    Firemen's  relief  fund;  sources.   That  there  shall 

8.  L.  1029.  \q  in  the  city  of  Hartford  a  fund  known  and  called  The  Firemen's 
Relief  Fund,  which  shall  consist  of  moneys  received  from  the  follow- 
ing sources,  to  wit:  First.  All  bequests  or  donations  to  the  de- 
partment from  private  or  public  sources  for  the  purposes  for  which 
this  fund  is  constituted.  Second.  Monthly  assessments  on  the 
salaries  of  the  members  of  the  department,  not  exceeding  two  per 
centum  per  annum  thereof,  as  the  trustees  of  relief  fund  shall 
from  time  to  time  determine;  provided  the  assessment  upon  per- 
manent men  shall  not  exceed  one  half  the  rate  of  assessment  made 
upon  the  call  men.  Third.  Five  per  centum  of  all  fees  collected 
on  account  of  licenses  issued  to  sell  spirituous  or  intoxicating  liquors 
within  the  limits  of  the  town  of  Hartford,  and  such  sums  as  the 
court  of  common  council  may  see  fit  to  appropriate  from  time  to 
time. 

19W.  §  229.     Trustees  of  fund.     Said  relief  fund  shall  be  under 

the  general  charge  of  three  fire  commissioners  to  be  elected  an- 
nually by  the  board  of  fire  commissioners,  the  treasurer  of  the  city 
of  Hartford,  and  three  firemen  in  the  active  service  of  the  Hart- 
ford fire  department  who  shall  be  elected  annually  by  the  majority 
vote  of  the  entire  department  who  shall  be  a  board  of  trustees  for 
this  purpose  and  shall  have  discretionary  power  to  make  and  change 
investments.  Said  board  of  trustees  shall  choose  annually  froon 
their  number  a  president  and  secretary  who  shall  be,  respectively, 
the  president  and  secretary  of  said  board ;  and  the  treasurer  of  the 
city  of  Hartford  shall  be,  by  virtue  of  his  office,,  the  treasurer  of 
said  board.  All  orders  drawn  against  said  relief  fund  shall  be 
,  signed  by  the  president  and  countersigned  by  the  secretary  of  said 
board. 

1897.  §  230.     Beneficiaries  of  fund.    From  this  relief  fund  said 

12  s.  L.  1029.    ]^)oap^  qI  trustees  by  a  majority  vote  may  appropriate  and  cause  to  be 


MISCELLANEOUS. 


107 


paid  such  sums  and  at  such  times  as  they  may  deem  advisable,  to  the 
following  persons  and  for  the  following  purposes:  First:  Any 
member  of  said  department  who  shall  be  permanently  disabled  for 
the  performance  of  ordinary  duty,  as  the  result  of  injury  received 
or  exposure  endured  in  the  performance  of  duty,  upon  such  medi- 
eal  examination  as  said  board  of  trustees  may  prescribe.  Second. 
Any  member  who,  after  twenty  years  of  meritorious  service,  shall 
have  been  retired  from  ordinary  duty  or  detailed  for  some  special 
duty,  or,  if  a  call  man  of  said  department,  shall  be  entitled  when 
retired  to  a  yearly  amount  not  to  exceed  the  yearly  amount  he  re- 
ceived in  service  before  retirement,  and  if  a  permanent  fireman 
he  shall  be  entitled  to  a  yearly  amount  not  exceeding  one-half  the 
regular  yearly  compensation  received  in  service  before  retirement. 

§  231.    Secretary;  neglect  to  pay  assessments;  rules,      i^®"^- 

The  secretary  of  the  board  of  trustees  shall  record  all  proceedings 
and  votes  taken  by  said  trustees  in  reference  to  said  fund  and  said 
payments,  stating  the  name  and  vote  of  each  member  of  said  board 
of  trustees  on  any  matter  relating  thereto.  An  itemized  report 
of  the  condition  of  said  relief  fund  and  of  all  receipts  and  dis- 
bursements in  connection  therewith  shall  be  submitted  by  said 
board  of  trustees  to  the  court  of  common  council,  in  the  month 
of  March  in  each  year.  ^ 

Any  person  who  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  pay  whatever  assess- 
ments may  be  laid  shall  not  be  entitled  to  any  benefits  from  this 
fund. 

The  board  of  trustees  shall  have  power  to  make  all  rules  and 
regulations  necessary  to  carry  the  foregoing  into  effect. 

§  232.    Veteran  reserve  and  police  officers,   in  addition  ,,^i9pi- ,^ 

lo  9.  Li.  lloO. 

to  the  supernumerary  and  regular  police  force  of  the  city  of  Hart- 
ford there  shall  be  an  honorary  grade,  known  as  the  veteran  re- 
serve, to  which  the  board  of  police  commissioners  of  said  city  of 
Hartford  may,  at  its  discretion,  transfer  any  member  of  the  regular 
force,  who  shall,  through  age,  or  physical  disabilities  incurred  in  the 
•discharge  of  perilous  duty  or  in  long  and  faithful  service,  become 
permanently  disqualified  for  the  more  active  duties  of  the  regular 


108 


MISCELLANEOUS. 

grade;  and  said  board  of  police  commissioners  ma}^,  at  its  dis- 
cretion, by  the  affirmative  vote  of  at  least  four  commissioners,  as 
a  reward  for  conspicuously  meritorious  service,  retire  permanently 
from  duty  any  member  of  the  veteran  reserve  after  twenty  years  of 
continuous  service  in  the  department,  upon  the  certificate  of  the 
surgeon  of  the  department  or  of  a  board  of  surgeons  to  be  desig- 
nated by  said  board  of  police  commissioners,  showing  that  said 
member  is  permanently  disabled,  physically  or  mentally,  so  as  to  be 
unfit  for  any  police  duty;  provided,  that  such  surgeon  or  board  of 
surgeons  shall  further  certify  that  in  his  or  its  opinion  said  disa- 
bility is  due  to  injury  received  or  exposure  endured  in  the  per- 
formance of  duty  in  said  department;  and  such  member  so  retired 
shall  be  entitled  to  receive  from  the  policemen's  relief  fund  of  the 
department,  during  his  lifetime,  unless  said  vote  is  annulled  by 
a  unanimous  vote  of  said  commissioners,  an  annual  sum,  payable 
monthly,  not  exceeding  one-half,  nor  less  than  one-third,  of  his 
previous  compensation  per  annum. 

Idem.  §  233.    Retirements  into  veteran  reserve.   Said  board  of 

police  commissioners  shall  permanently  retire  from  duty  any  mem- 
ber of  the  veteran  reserve  upon  his  written  request,  provided,  such 
member  has  served  thirty  years  of  continuous  duty  in  the  depart- 
ment and  shall,  through  age  or  physical  disabilities  incurred  in  the 
discharge  of  perilous  duty,  or  in  long  and  faithful  service,  become 
permanently  disqualified  for  the  more  active  duties  of  the  regular 
grade,  and  provided  that  the  surgeon  of  the  department,  or  a  board 
of  surgeons  to  be  designated  by  said  board  of  police  commissioners, 
shall  certify  that  in  his  or  its  opinion  said  disability  is  due  to  injury 
received  or  exposure  endured  in  the  performance  of  duty  in  said 
'  department ;  and  such  member  so  retired  shall  be  entitled  to  receive 
from  the  policemen's  relief  fund  of  the  department  during  his 
lifetime,  an  annual  sum,  payable  monthly,  equal  to  one-half  of 
his  previous  compeifsation  per  annum. 

1899.  *  §  234.    Exemption  veteran  volunteer  firemen's  house. 

13S.L.10.     ^^^^  house  occupied  by  the  Veteran  Volunteer  Firemen's  Associa- 
tion of  Hartford,  kno^m  as  No.  27  Arch  Street  in  said  city,  shall 


MISCELLANEOUS. 


109 


hereafter  be  free  from  taxation  so  long  as  said  property  is  occupied 
by  said  association. 

§  235.    May  re-plot  Mount  Pleasant  Addition  to  Zion  i^g/J^s^g. 

Hill  Cemetery.  That  the  City  of  Hartford  be  and  it  is  hereby 
authorized  to  re-plot  and  lay  out  anew  in  such  manner  as 
the  common  council  of  said  city  shall  direct  so  much  of  the  Mount 
Pleasant  Addition  to  Zion  Hill  Cemetery  in  said  city  as  now  or 
hereafter  from  time  to  time  may  become  the  property  of  said  city. 

§  236.  References  to  resolutions  of  the  General  As- 
sembly not  printed  here  in  full. 

Concerning  the  acquisition  of  lands  by  the  City  for  capitol  and    ^  g^fj^j^ 
capitol  grounds. 

Confirmins:  and  re-enacting  certain  resolutions  in  reference  to        i868. 

'^  *  _  _      6  8.  L.  441. 

the  charter  of  the  city  of  Hartford  and  validating  ordinances  and 
votes  passed  thereunder. 

Validating  vote  of  Hartford  April  6,  1903,  for  free  text  books        i908.  ^ 
in  high  school  taken  on  United  States  voting  machine,  and  also 
vote  at  same  election  ordering  the  construction  of  a  relief  sewer 
in  the  southern  part  of  the  city  from  Franklin  Avenue  easterly 
across.  Wethersfield  Avenue,  also  taken  on  said  machines. 

Validating  issue  of  certain  marriage  licenses  and  burial  per-        i897. 

12  S.  Ij.  838. 

mits  issued  by  the  clerk  of  board  of  health  commissioners  and 
deputy  registrar  of  vital  statistics  in  Hartford. 

Validating  town  vote  October  26,  1885,  appropriating  $87,-        o^'ooo 
000  for  almshouse  and  other  buildings. 

Validating  town  vote  February  19,  1884,  appropriating  $30,-        i884. 
000  for  high  school  building. 

Validating  town  votes  November  25,  1881,  and  February  6, 
1882,  appropriating  $60,000  for  soldiers  and  sailors  monument 
and  $200,000  for  high  school  building. 

Authorizing  the  common  council  to  make  1866  map  aiithorita-        leeo. 
tive.  P-  ^'  P-  811- 

Extension  of  Benton^  Street  sewer.  i867. 

6  S.  L.  318,  808. 


9  S.  L.  421. 


110 


LOANS    AND    BOND    ISSUES. 


1893. 
11  S.  L.  157. 


11  8.  L.  157. 


10  S.  L.  901. 


1898. 
11  S.  L.  156. 


1898. 
11  8.  L.  429. 


1895. 
12  8.  L.  396. 


1897. 
12  8.  L.  775. 


1893. 
11  S.  L.  428. 


1895. 
12  8.  L.  70. 


1895. 
12  8.  L.  618. 


CHAPTER  17. 

LOANS  AND  BOND  ISSUES  OUTSTANDING 
April  2,  1907. 


Reservoir  Construction  Bonds.     Gold — Coupon. 

Issued  August  1,  1893.    Redeemable  after  July  1,  1908. 

Mature  July  1,  1918. 

Interest,  4  per  cent.    Payable  January  and  July, 
Consolidated  Water  Bonds.     Gold — Coupon. 

Issued  October  2,  1893.    Mature  July  1,  1918. 

Interest,  4  per  cent.    Payable  January  and  July,     . 


Water  Debt, 


Consolidated  Town  Bonds.     Coupon. 

Issued  July  1,  1889.    Mature  July  1,  1909. 

Interest,  3  per  cent.   Payable  January  and  July, 
Funding  Bonds.    Gold — Coupon. 

Issued  October  2,  1893.    Mature  July  1,  1918. 

Interest,  4  per  cent.     Payable  January  and  July, 
Public  Improvement  Bonds.     Gold — Registered. 

Issued  January  1,  1897.       Mature  January  1,  1922. 

Interest,  3^4  per  cent.     Payable  January  and  July, 
Refunding  Capitol  Bonds.    Gold — Registered. 

Issued  January  1,  1897.       Mature  January  1,  1922. 

Interest,  3*4  per  cent.    Payable  January  and  July, 
Refunding  Town  Bonds.     Gold — Registered. 

Issued     May     1,     1897.        Mature    May     1,     1922. 

Interest,  3%  per  cent.     Payable  May  and  November, 
Police  Department  Bonds.    Gold — Registered. 

Issued  January  1,  1898.    Mature  January  1,  1923. 

Interest,  3^4  per  cent.     Payable  January  and  July, 
Park  Improvement  Bonds.    Gold — Coupon. 

Issued  January  1,  1896.     Mature  January  1,  1926. 

Interest,  3^2  per  cent.     Payable  January  and  July, 
Park  Improvement  Bonds.     Gold — Coupon. 

Issued  January  1,  1898.     Mature  January  1,  1926. 

Interest,  3l^  per  cent.    Payable  January  and  July, 
Paving  Bonds.     Gold — Registered. 

Issued  January  1,  1898.     Mature  January  1,  1938. 

Interest,  3l^  per  cent.     Payable  January  and  July, 
Paving  Bonds.     Gold — Registered. 

Issued  January  1,  1900.    Mature  January  1,  1938. 

Interest,  3*4  per  cent.     Payable  January  and  July, 


$200,000.00 

.  475,000.00 
$675,000.00 

$750,000.00 
.  290,000.00 
250,000.00 
800,000.00 
270,000.00 
75,000.00 
150.000.00 
150,000.00 
100.000.00 
100.000.00 


LOANS    AND    BOND    ISSUES. 


Ill 


Additional  Paving  Bonds.     Gold  —  Registered. 

Issued  Januaiy  1,  1900.     Mature  January  I,  1930 

Interest,  3^  per  cent.     Payable  January  and  July, 
High  School  and  Bridge  Bonds.    Gold — Registered. 

Issued  January  1,  1898.    Mature  January  1,  1938. 

Interest,  3l^  per  cent.     Payable  January  and  July, 
Connecticut  River  Bridge  Bonds.    Gold — Coupon. 

Issued  August  1,  1904.    Mature  July  1,  1954. 

Interest,  314  per  cent.     Payable  January  and  July, 
Connecticut  River  Bridge  Bonds.     Gold  —  Coupon. 

Issued  June  1,  1905.    Mature  June  1,  1955. 

Interest,  3V2  per  cent.  Payable  Jume  and  December, 

Bonded  Debt, 


Town  Note,  Demand,  "  Town  Deposit  Fund,"  6  per  cent., 

City  Note,  Due  October  1,  1909, 

"  Permanent  Improvement  Debt,"  3l^  per  cent.,  . 


Total   Debt,     . 
Less  Sinking  Fund,  . 

Less  Water  Debt,     . 
Net  Debt, 


1899. 
18  S.  L.  307. 

20,000.00 

1895. 
12  S.  L.  396. 

.  $200,000.00 

1903. 
14  S.  L.  388. 

1,000,000.00 

1905. 
14  S.  L.  522 

1,000,000.00 

$5,830,000.00 

23,481.00 

1903. 
14  S.  L.  387. 

205,973.00 


$6,059,454.00 
1,039,740.00 


$5,019,714.00 
675,000.00 


,344,714.00 


Cash  held  in  reserve  by  the  Board  of  Water  Commissioners 
for  redemption  of  Water  Bonds,     .       .       .-      . 


$404,702.00 


ORDINANCES 


ORDINANCES 


OF  THE 


OITT  OF  HAETFOED. 


Revision  of  October,  1 907. 


Chaptee  I. 
CITY  AND  COUNCIL  MEETINGS. 

§  1.     City  meetings.     City  meetings  for  the  election  of    chap.iTi" 
city  officers  'or  for  any  other  purpose  shall  be  warned  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  provisions  of  the  charter,  and  shall  be  held 
and  proceeded  with  so  far  as  may  be  in  the  same  manner  and 
in  the  same  places  as  electors^  meetings. 

§  2.     Ward   meetings.     Annual   ward  meetings  for  the    ^^^J-^f^^. 
election  of  city  and  ward  officers  shall  hereafter  be  held  in  the    charter  §io. 
several  wards  of  said  city,  simultaneously  in  all  the  wards  on 
the  first  Tuesday  of  April  in  each  year,  and  shall  be  warned  in 
the  manner  hereinafter  provided,  without  any  previous  order 
of  the  court  of  common  council. 


Chap.  I,  p. 


§  3.  Places.  Polls  open  when.  City  and  ward  meet-  ^Rey.  1898. 
ings  shall  be  held  at  such  places,  in  the  respective  wards,  as 
the  mayor,  or  other  officer,  acting  in  place  of  the  mayor,  shall, 
in  his  warrant  warning  the  same,  designate,  and  the  polls  shall 
be  opened  at  six  o'clock  in  the  forenoon,  and  remain  open  until 
five  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  of  said  day,  and  no  longer,  at 
each  of  said  meetings. 


4  MEETINGS. 

March  28, 1905.       §4^    Two  votipg  distficts  JR  Sevefith  Ward.    Election 

officers.  From  and  after  the  first  Tuesday  of  April,  1905, 
the  Seventh  Ward  of  the  City  of  Hartford  as  now  established 
shall  be  divided  into  two  voting  districts,  to  be  known  as  the 
First  and  Second  Voting  Districts  respectively  and  bounded  as 
described  below.  All  electors  residing  within  said  first  voting 
district  shall  vote  at  future  elections  held  within  and  for  said 
ward  at  such  voting  place  established  witnin  said  district  as  the 
mayor,  or  other  officer,  acting  in  the  place  of  the  mayor,  shall 
in  his  warrant  warning  the  same,  designate ;  all  electors  residing 
in  said  ward  within  the  limits  of  said  second  voting  district  shall 
vote  at  all  elections  hereafter  held  within  and  for  said  ward  at 
such  voting  place  established  within  said  district  as  the  mayor, 
or  other  officer,  acting  in  the  place  of  the  mayor,  shall  in  his 
warrant  warning  the  same,  designate. 

A  moderator  and  other  election  officers  shall  be  appointed 
as  in  other  wards,  but  the  moderator  of  the  Second  Voting  Dis- 
trict shall  make  his  returns  to  the  moderator  of  the  First  Voting 
District,  who  shall  combine  the  two  reports  and  make  declara- 
tion as  of  one  ward. 

FIEST  OR  I^ORTH  DISTRICT. 

Beginning  at  a  point  on  Main  street  opposite  the  center 
of  Charter  Oak  street;  thence  easterly  through  the  center  of 
Charter  Oak  street  xo  the  Connecticut  river;  thence  south- 
erly by  the  Connecticut  river  to  a  point  opposite  the  center 
of  Wawarme  avenue;  thence  westerly  through  the  center  of 
Wawarme  avenue  to  the  center  of  Wethersfield  avenue; 
thence  northerly  through  the  center  of  Wethersfield  avenue 
to  the  center  of  Annawan  street;  thence  v^esterly  through 
the  center  of  Annawan  street  to  Franklin  avenue;  thence 
southerly  through  the  center  of  Franklin  avenue  to  the  center 
of  Pawtucket  street;  thence  westerly  through  the  center  of 
Pawtucket  street  to  Maple  avenue ;  thence  southerly  through 


ORDINANCES. 

the  center  of  Maple  avenue  to  the  southern  boundary  line  of 
the  Retreat  for  the  Insane ;  thence  westerly  along  said  bound- 
ary line  to  the  center  of  Washington  street ;  thence  northerly 
through  the  center  of  Washington  street  to  the  center  of  Park 
street;  thence  easterly  through  the  center  of  Park  street  to 
the  center  of  Main  street;  thence  northerly  along  the  center 
of  Main  street  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

SECOND  OE  SOUTH  DISTRICT. 

Beginning  at  the  point  on  Washington  street  opposite 
the  southern  boundary  line  of  the  Retreat  grounds;  thence 
southerly  through  the  center  of  Washington  street  to  the  cen- 
ter of  Webster  street ;  thence  southerly  through  the  center  of 
Webster  street  to  the  center  of  Maple  avenue;  thence  south- 
erly through  the  center  of  Maple  avenue  to  the  southern  bound- 
ary line  of  the  city ;  thence  easterly  by  said  southern  boundary 
line  of  the  city  to  the  Connecticut  river;  thence  northerly 
along  said  Connecticut  river  to  a  point  opposite  the  center 
of  Wawarme  avenue;  thence  westerly  through  the  center  of 
Wawarme  avenue  to  the  center  of  Wethersfield  avenue; 
thence  northerly  through  the  center  of  Wethersfield  avenue 
to  the  center  of  Annawan  street;  thence  westerly  through 
the  center  of  Annawan  street  to  the  center  of  Franklin  ave- 
enue ;  thence  southerly  througn  the  center  of  Franklin  avenue 
to  the  center  of  Pawtucket  street;  thence  westerly  through 
the  center  of  Pawtucket  street  to  the  center  of  Maple 
avenue ;  thence  southerly  through  the  center  of  Maple  avenue 
to  the  point  opposite  the  southern  boundary  line  of  the  Re- 
treat for  the  Insane;  thence  westerly  by  said  boundary  lino 
of  the  Retreat  for  the  Insane  to  the  place  of  beginning.* 

§  5.    Moderator  to  preserve  order  at  meetings.    The 

moderator  at  all  city  and  ward  meetings  shall  have  full  power 

and  authority  to  preserve  order  at  said  meetings,  and  for  that    chap'.  i 


Rev.  1898. 


♦For  provisions  concerning  eleotion  officers  see  Gen.  St.  §1641  ff. 


MEETINGS. 

purpose  he  may  call  to  his  aid  any  police  officer,  and  may  also 
command  the  assistance  of  any  citizen  or  citizens  who  may  be 
present.  The  said  moderator,  if  he  shall  deem  it  expedient,  may 
cause  any  person  disturbing  any  such  meeting  to  be  taken  into 
custody  and  restrained  until  the  adjournment  thereof. 


Rev.  1988. 


Chap.  I,  S7.  §  6.     Disorderly  conduct.     Penalty.     Any  person  or  per- 

sons who  shall,  by  any  disorderly  conduct,  disturb  any  such 
city  or  ward  meeting,  or  shall  abuse  or  interrupt  the  moderator 
of  such  meeting  while  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties,  shall,  upon 
conviction  thereof,  be  fined  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more 
than  five  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 

c^ap.Ms.  §  7.     Illegal    voting.     Penalty,     if    any    person    not    a 

legally  qualified  voter  shall  vote  at  any  city  or  ward  meeting,  or 
if  any  legal  voter  shall  vote  in  more  than  one  ward,  or  give 
in  more  than  one  ball6t  at  any  such  meeting,  such  person  so 
voting,  or  such  legal  voter,  so  voting  in  more  than  one  ward, 
or  depositing  more  than  one  ballot,  shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined 
not  less  than  twenty-five,  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars. 

Chip.  1^2.        §  8.    Appointment  and  duties  of  clerk  of  ward.    The 

moderator  in  each  ward  shall  appoint  a  clerk  of  such  ward, 
whose  duty  it  shall  be,  within  twenty-four  hours  after  the  close 
of  any  ward  meeting,  to  deliver  to  each  person,  who  appears 
by  the  certificate  of  the  counters  of  the  ward  to  have  been 
elected  as  alderman  or  common  councilman  of  such  ward,  or 
to  leave  at  his  usual  place  of  abode,  a  certificate  of  such  election 
signed  by  such  clerk,  which  certificate  shall  be  presumptive  evi- 
dence of  such  election,  and  shall  entitle  such  person  to  a  seat 
in  the  court  of  common  council;  provided,  however,  that  the 
court  of  common  council  snail  have  authority  to  decide  idti- 
mately  all  questions  relative  to  the  qualifications,  elections, 
and  returns  of  its  members,  but  no  member  shall  vote  upon  any 
question  relative  to  his  own  right  to  a  seat  in  the  council. 

chap.i®§i3.        §  9-    Common  Council  as  board  of  canvassers.    The 

mayor,  aldermen,  and  common  councilmen,  last  chosen,  shall 


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constitute  a  board  of  canvassers  of  all  city  and  ward  elections. 
A  majority  of  the  members  of  said  boards  shall  constitute 
a  quorum,  and  the  mayor  shall  be  the  presiding  officer,  or  in  his 
absence  a  presiding  officer  shall  be  chosen  by  the  board.  Said 
board  shall  meet  together  within  two  days  after  any  snch 
election,  and  compare  all  the  returns  of  votes,  and  ascertain 
what  officers,  whether  city  or  ward,  are  duly  elected,  and  shall 
furnish  to  each  and  exery  person  so  found  to  be  duly  elected  to 
any  office,  a  certificate  of  his  election,  certified  by  the  clerk  of 
said  city.  The  mayor,  or  other  presiding  officer  of  the  said 
board  of  canvassers,  shall  thereupon,  upon  the  order  of  said 
board,  issue  to  the  public  his  proclamation  of  the  election  of 
such  persons.  In  case  said  board  shall  find  that  no  person 
has  been  duly  elected  to  any  or  either  of  said  offices,  whether 
ward  or  city,  the  mayor,  or  other  presiding  officer  of  the  said 
board  of  canvassers,  shall  make  public  proclamation  thereof,  and 
shall  issue  his  warrant  for  a  special  election  in  each  of  said 
wards,  or  either,  or  so  many  of  said  wards  as  may  be  necessary 
to  fill  such  vacancy  or  vacancies  so  found,  on  the  Tuesday  next 
succeeding  such  last  city  or  ward  meeting.  At  any  special  city  or 
ward  meeting  the  same  rules  and  proceedings,  in  all  respects, 
shall  be  observed  as  are  provided  for  annual  city  or  ward  meet- 
ings. The  court  of  common  council  shall  by  concurrent  resolu-  ^prii  25, 1900. 
tion  fill  all  vacancies  in  any  office  that  may  become  vacant  by  a 
failure  to  qualify,  or  resignation,  or  death  of  the  incumbent  of 
any  town  or  city  office. 

§  10.    Certain  duties  of  city  clerk.    The  city  clerk  shall    r«v  jsj? 

•*  onap.  1,  514. 

be  the  clerk  of  all  joint  conventions  of  the  court  of  common 
council,  and  also  of  the  board  of  canvassers,  and  in  his  absence 
a  clerk  pro  tempore  shall  be  chosen.  The  city  clerk  shall 
have  the  custody  and  care  of  all  the  records  and  papers  of  the 
common  council  board,  after  final  action  thereon  has  been  taken 
by  said  board;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  clerk  of  said 
board  to  deliver  the  same  to  said  city  clerk,  who  shall  give  true 
and  attested  copies  thereof  whenever  required  so  to  do. 


MEETINGS. 
Rev.  1898 


Chap.  I  §15.  §  11.     City   meetings,   how   called.     The  mayor,  or,   in 

case  of  his  absence  or  disability,  the  acting  president  of  the  board 
of  aldermen,  or  in  the  absence  of  the  mayor  and  of  said  presi- 
dent, the  senior  alderman  present  in  the  city  may,  at  any  time, 
and  when  thereunto  instructed  by  order  of  the  court  of  com- 
mon council,  shall  call  a  city  meeting;  and  may,  at  any  time, 
and  upon  the  request  in  writing  of  any  two  members  of  the 
board  of  aldermen,  and  four  members  of  the  common  council 
board,  shall,  without  unreasonable  delay,  call  a  meeting  of  the 
court  of  common  council,  by  issuing  a  warrant  to  the  marshal 
or  any  deputy  marshal  of  the  city,  requiring  him  to  notify  the 
electors  of  the  city,  or  the  members  of  the  court  of  common 
council,  as  the  case  may  be,  that  such  meeting  will  be  holden 
at  the  time  and  place  in  such  warrant  designated,  which  war- 
rant, in  the  case  of  a  city  meeting,  shall  specify  the  objects 
thereof,  and  shall  be  issued  and  served  at  least  two  days  before 
the  day  when  such  meeting  is  to  be  holden.  Service  of  said 
warrant  shall  be  made  by  causing  a  true  and  attested  copy 
thereof  to  be  published  in  one  .and  only  one  of  the  daily  mom- 
October28,i9oo-ing  newspapers  published  in  said  city,  and  in  one  and  only 
one  of  the  daily  evening  papers  published  in  said  city  in  accord- 
ance with  the  ordinance  relating  to  city  advertising,  and  by 
fixing  a  true  and  attested  copy  thereof  on  the  public  sign-post 
in  said  city.  The  court  of  common  council,  whenever,  in 
its  judgment,  an  emergency  requires  a  city  meeting  to  be 
called  on  shorter  notice,  may,  by  a  suitable  vote,  prescribe  the 
manner  of  warning  the  same.  Warrants  for  city  meetings  shall 
be  returned  before  the  meeting  to  the  city  clerk,  with  a  suitable 
endorsement  of  service.  All  warrants  for  meetings  of  the  court 
of  common  council  shall  be  served  by  leaving  a  copy  thereof 
with  each  member  of  said  court,  or  at  his  usual  place  of  abode, 
and  shall  be  returned  with  a  proper  endorsement  of  service,  be- 
fore said  meeting,  to  the  clerk  of  the  board  of  aldermen ;  and  a 
certified  copy  thereof,  and  of  said  endorsement,  shall,  before  said 
meeting,  be  left  with  the  clerk  of  the  common  council  board. 


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Chapter  II. 

ELECTION   AND    DUTIES    OF    CERTAIN    CITY    AND 
TOWN  OFFICERS. 

§  12.    Joint  convention  of  Common  Council  for  choice    R«^  J?98 

^  Chap.  II,  §1. 

of  certain  officers.  A  meeting  of  the  entire  court  of  common 
council  shall  be  holden  yearly  upon  the  second  Monday  after 
the  annual  city  election,  for  the  choice  of  such  officers  as  are 
to  be  chosen  by  said  court  in  joint  convention.  If  any  vacancy 
shall  occur  in  any  of  the  offices  filled  by  said  court  in  joint 
convention,  said  vacancy  may  be  filled  at  a  meeting  of  the  same 
especially  warned  for  that  purpose.  The  person  chosen  to 
fill  such  vacancy,  when  qualified  according  to  law,  shall  be  vested 
with  all  the  powers  and  functions  pertaining  to  such  office  for  the 
full  unexpired  portion  of  the  term  in  which  the  vacancy  shall 
have  occurred,  and  shall  be  entitled  to  such  part  of  the  salary 
and  emoluments  of  his  office  as  shall  be  justly  proportioned  to 
the  time  for  which  he  shall  hold  the  same,  and  he  shall  hold  his 
office  until  the  next  annual  meeting  of  said  board,  and  until 
another  be  chosen  and  qualified  in  his  place. 

§  13.    IVIeeting  for  choice  of  other  officers.    A  meeting  chSifk 

of  the  court  of  common  council  shall  be  holden  annually 
within  fifteen  days  after  the  annual  city  election,  for  the  choice 
of  such  other  officers  as  may  be  required,  to  be  chosen  annually  by 
the  court  of  common  council,  all  of  whom  shall  hold  their 
office  for  one  year,  and  until  successors  shall  be  respectively 
chosen  and  qualified.  If  any  vacancy  shall  occur  in  any  of  the 
offices  so  filled,  said  vacancy  may  be  filled  at  a  meeting  of  the 
court  of  common  council  especially  warned  for  that  purpose,  and 
fhe  person  chosen  to  fill  a  vacancy  in  any  office  under  the  charter 
or  ordinances  of  the  city  shall,  when  qualified  according  to  law, 
be  vested  with  all  the  powers  and  functions  pertaining  thereto, 
for  the  full  unexpired  portion  of  the  term  in  which  the  vacancy 


10  CITY   AND   TOWN   OFFICERS. 

shall  have  occurred,  and  shall  be  entitled  to  such  part  of  the 
salary  and  emoluments  of  his  office  as  shall  be  justly  propor- 
tioned to  the  time  for  which  he  shall  hold  the  same. 

cha;:}r§3.       §  14-    Officers  of  the  Common  Council  board.    There 

shall  b(^  chosen,  annually,  at  the  first  separate  meeting  of  the 
common  council  board  after  the  annual  city  meeting,  a  presi- 
dent, vice-president,  clerk,  and  messenger,  who  shall  hold  office 
until  their  successors  are  respectively  chosen  and  qualified.  The 
president  and  vice-president  shall  be  members  of  said  board. 
The  presiding  officer  of  said  board  shall  not  vote  in  any  meetings 
except  when  the  action  of  said  board  shall  result  in  a  tie,  or  when 
by  voting  in  the  negative,  his  vote  shall  make  a  tie,  in  which 
latter  case  such  question  shall  be  lost. 

Rev.  1898  §15.     DutiOS  Of  clorks.     The  clerk  of  each  board  shall 

Cb&p.  11,  §4.  '"' 

attend  the  meetings  thereof,  and  duly  record  the  orders  and  pro- 
ceedings thereof,  and  deliver  true  and  attested  copies  of  hi& 
records  as  often  as  required.  The  clerk  of  each  board  shall  note 
on  every  vote,  resolution,  or  ordinance  of  such  board,  a  brief 
statement  of  the  action  of  such  board  thereon;  and  whenever 
such  proceedings  are  had  thereon  as  make  the  action  of  the  other 
board  proper,  he  shall  cause  the  same  to  be  transmitted  as  soon 
as  may  be  to  said  other  board ;  and  whenever  the  board  of  which 
he  is  clerk,  shall  have  concurred  with  the  other  branch  of  the 
Court  of  Common  Council  in  passing  any  vote,  ordinance,  or 
resolution,  he  shall  cause  the  same  to  be  transmitted  as  soon  as 
may  be  to  the  mayor  for  his  approval. 

Rev.  1898  §  1 6.     Joumals.    The  clerks  of  each  board  of  the  court  of 

Chap.  II,  §5.  '-' 

common  council  of  said  city  shall  keep  a  journal  of  the  doings 
and  proceedings  thereof,  and  after  each  meeting  shall  cause  the 
same  to  be  printed  in  sufficient  numbers,  and  distributed  to 
each  member  of  said  court  of  common  council,  and  to  such 
other  officers  of  said  city  as  they  judge  best,  and  within  four 
weel^s  after  the  last  meeting  of  said  court  of  common  council 
April  18, 1899.  ^^^  ^-^^  year,  they  shall  cause  not  more  than  one  hundred  and 


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thirty-five  copies  of  such  journal,  properly  indexed,  to  be  printed 
and  distributed,  one  to  each  member  of  the  court  of  common 
council  for  the  year  during  which  said  journal  was  kept,  and 
one  to  each  of  such  other  officers,  and  shall  deposit  the  remainder 
in  the  office  of  the  city  clerk  of  said  city.  Said  clerk  shall 
certify  under  his  hand  one  of  said  copies  to  be  a  true  record  of 
the  doings  and  proceedings  of  said  court  of  common  council,  and 
the  same  shall  be  the  official  journal  thereof. 


Chap.  II,  §6. 


§  17.    City  clerk,  custodian  of  council  records.    The  ^Rev.isgs. 

city  clerk  shall  be  the  stated  custodian  of  all  votes,  resolutions, 
and  ordinances  which  shall  have  been  made  or  passed  by  the 
court  of  common  council,  and  shall  keep  all  bills,  claims,  and 
vouchers  which  shall  have  been  allowed  by  said  court,  until  the 
same  shall  have  been  delivered  to  the  controller;  and  shall  take 
prompt  possession  of  all  documents  and  vouchers,  as  soon  as  the 
same  shall  have  been  finally  acted  upon  by  said  court.  He  shall 
immediately  make  an  orderly  arrangement  of  all  city  papers, 
which  are  to  be  kept  on  file  in  his  office.  He  shall  keep  an  office 
at  such  place  as  he  may  select,  with  the  approval  of  the  mayor 
and  auditing  committee,  or  at  such  place  as  the  court  of  com- 
mon council  shall  provide.  He  may  employ  a  messenger  at  a 
salary  not  exceeding  sixty  dollars  a  year. 

§  18.  Collector.  Office  hours.  The  collector  of  the 
city  of  Hartford  shall  keep  his  office  open  between  the  hours  of 
nine  (9)  o'clock  in  the  forenoon  and  four  (4)  o'clock  in  the 
afternoon  on  all  ordinary  business  days,  and  he  shall  be  there  in 
attendance  for  the  transaction  of  all  business  connected  with  his 
office  at  all  reasonable  times  during  said  hours.  He  shall  devote 
his  entire  time  to  the  service  of  the  city  during  such  hours. 

§  19.     Collection  of  school  taxes.  The  collector  is  hereby  Sept.  27,  i905. 
authorized  to  collect  and  receive  the  taxes  of  any  school  district 
in  the  city  of  Hartford  when  such  district  shall  have  elected  the 
person  holding  the  office  of  collector  of  the  city  of  Hartford  as 
collector  of  taxes  for  said  school  district. 


Sept.  27,  1905. 


12  '  CITY   AND   TOWN   OFFICERS. 

Sept.  27, 1965.       §  20-    PaymGnts  to  City  Treasurer.    He  shall  pay  over 

to  the  city  treasurer  daily  before  eleven  (11)  o'clock  in  the 
forenoon  all  city  moneys  collected  by  him  during  the  previous 
business  day,  and  shall  take  the  treasurer's  receipt  for  the  same 
in  duplicate,  one  copy  of  which  he  shall  file  with  the  controller's 
office  forthwith. 

Sept.  27, 1905  §  21 .  SchOOl  taX  fees  paid  to  city.  The  rate  of  commis- 
sion or  fees  for  collecting  the  taxes,  of  any  school  district  shall 
be  such  as  shall  be  approved  by  the  board  of  finance  of  the  city 
of  Hartford,  and  all  such  commissions  or  fees  shall  be  deducted 
from  said  school  taxes  by  the  city  collected,  and  by  him  paid 
monthly  to  the  city  treasurer. 

jniy9,i9oi.  §  22.  Cortain  committees  to  keep  booics.  The  follow- 
ing joint  standing  committees  of  the  court  of  common  council, 
to  wit :  —  The  committee  on  public  baths,  the  committee  on 
cemeteries,  the  .committee  on  city  buildings,  and  the  com- 
mittee on  claims,  shall  each  keep  a  complete  set  of  books  and 
records,  showing  all  expenditures  and  receipts  and  all  the  votes, 
business,  and  transactions  of  such  committees,  respectively.  All 
books  necessary  for  the  aforesaid  purposes  shall  be  furnished  by 
the  city  clerk,  at  the  expense  of  the  city,  and  all  of  such  books 
shall,  at  the  expiration  of  the  council  year,  be  delivered  to  the 
city  clerk,  and  by  him  delivered  to  the  succeeding  committees. 
All  of  said  books  and  records  shall  remain  the  property  of  the 
city,  and  shall  be  open  to  public  inspection  at  all  reasonable 
times. 

Jan.  26, 1904.       §  23.    City  woigheps,  bonds  and  appointment.    The 

court  of  common  council  shall  appoint  city  weighers,  each  one 
of  whom  shall  give  bonds  with  surety  in  the  sum  of  one  hundred 
dollars,  payable  to  the  city.  Every  resolution  for  the  appoint- 
ment of  a  city  weigher  shall  be  referred  to  the  sealer  of  weights 
and  measures,  who  shall  report  to  said  common  council  as  to  the 
fitness  of  the  person  to  be  appointed,  unless  said  resolution  shall 
have  already  received  the  approval  of  said  sealer  of  weights  and 


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13 


measures  endorsed  thereon,  and  no  certificate  shall  be  issued 
of  the  appointment  of  any  person  as  a  city  weigher  until  his 
bond,  as  above  provided,  shall  have  been  approved. 

§  24.    All  coal  to  be  weighed  by  city  weighers.    Pen-  j»°  2«'i904. 

altieS.  All  anthracite  or  bituminous  coal  brought  to  and  sold  in 
this  city  shall  be  weighed  by  one  of  said  weighers,  who  shall  give 
a  certificate  of  the  weight  of  same,  signed  by  him,  which  shall 
be  delivered  to  the  purchaser  at  the  time  of  sale.  Whenever  any 
coal  shall  fall  short  of  the  weight  specified  in  the  certificate,  such 
deficiency  shall  be  paid  for  on  demand  by  the  weigher  who  gave 
the  same  to  the  purchaser,  and  said  weigher  shall  be  fined  ten 
dollars  for  eaxih  offense.  Every  person  who  shall  sell  any  anthra- 
cite or  bituminous  coal  without  having  the  same  weighed  as 
aforesaid,  or  shall  sell  the  same  without  delivering  a  certificate  of 
the  weight  thereof  to  the  purchaser  at  the  time  of  such  sale, 
shall  be  fined  not  more  than  ten  dollars  for  each  offense. 

§  25.  Sealer  of  weights  and  measures.  Appoint- 
ments. Duties.  Clerk.  Biennially,  during  the  month  of  Mayi,i906. 
April  of  each  even  year  the  court  of  common  council  shall  ap- 
point a  sealer  of  weights  and  measures  to  serve  for  two  years 
from  May  1st  of  said  year  and  until  his  successor  is  ap- 
pointed and  qualified.  It  shall  be  his  duty  to  inspect,  and  if 
found  correct,  seal  all  measures,  balances,  scales,  steelyards  and 
weights,  or  any  instrument,  machine  or  article  used  for  weighing 
or  measuring  by  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  in  said  city  who, 
as  a  business,  sells  goods,  wares  and  merchandise  by  weight  or 
measure,  according  to  the  standards  of  the  State  of  Connecticut. 
Said  sealer  shall  devote  all  his  time  during  ordinary  business 
hours  to  the  duties  of  his  office.  There  shall  be  in  said  city  a 
clerk  to  said  sealer,  appointed  by  him,  who,  in  the  absence  or 
disability  of  said  sealer,  or  in  the  pressure  of  business,  may  act 
as  deputy  sealer. 


§  26.     Duties  continued.     Said  sealer  shall  make  and  keep 
in  a  book  or  on  index  cards  a  true  record  of  the  names  of  all 


Idem. 


14  CITY   AND   TOWN   OFFICERS. 

persons,  firms  or  corporations  who,  as  a  business,  sell  within  said 
city  goods,  wares  and  merchandise  by  measure  or  weight.  He 
shall  at  least  once  during  each  calendar  year  visit  the  places  of 
business  of  all  persons,  firms  and  corporations  who,  he  has  reason 
to  believe,  have  weights,  measures  and  balances  of  any  description 
which  ought  to  be  sealed  in  accordance  with  this  ordinance,  and 
shall  inspect  and  test  all  such  weights,  measures  and  balances, 
and,  if  found  correct,  shall  seal  the  same  and  shall  give  a  certifi- 
cate accordingly;  and  shall,  when  requested  by  any  person,  at 
reasonable  times,  and,  if  thought  by  said  sealer  to  be  necessary 
and  proper,  try  by  the  standards  of  the  State  of  Connecticut  the 
measures,  balances,  scales,  steelyards,  weights  or  other  instru- 
ments, machines  or  articles  for  measuring  or  weighing  used  by 
any  person,  firm  or  corporation  doing  business  in  said  city. 

Idem.  g  27.     Duties  continued,     it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said 

sealer,  and  it  shall  be  lawful  for  him,  to  enter  any  store,  house 
or  other  building,  or  any  yard  in  said  city  where  weights  or 
measures  are  used  by  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  in  doing 
business,  at  any  reasonable  hour,  and  to  inspect  and  test  any 
measures,  balances,  scales,  steelyards  or  weights  contained 
therein;  and  it  shall  be  lawful  for  said  sealer  to  inspect  any 
measures,  balances,  scales,  steelyards,  weights  or  other  instru- 
ments of  any  itinerant  vendor  of  fruits,  vegetables  or  other 
articles  of  merchandise  in  said  city. 

Idem.  §  28.    Duty  of  policemen  to  assist,    it  shall  be  the  duty 

of  every  policeman  to  assist  the  sealer  of  weights  and  measures 
when  required,  and  to  report  to  him  any  violation  of  the  ordi- 
nances relating  to  the  inspection  of  measures,  balances,  scales, 
steelyards,  or  weights,  or  of  the  statutes  of  the  State,  within  his 
knowledge;  and  the  sealer  of  weights  and  measures  shall  report 
the  same  to  the  prosecuting  attorney  of  the  city  for  prosecution 
forthwith. 

Idem.  §  29.    Measures,  etc.,  to  be  stamped.    All  such  meas- 

ures, balances,  scales,  steelyards,  weights,  instruments  and  ma- 


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15 


Jan.  29, 1907 


chines  as  are  found  to  correspond  in  degree  with  said  standards 
of  the  State  of  Connecticut  shall  be  marked,  stamped,  or  sealed 
by  said  sealer  or  his  deputy  with  the  letters  "  H.  S."  and  the 
year  of  inspection.  Whenever  the  said  sealer,  upon  inspection 
and  testing  of  any  measure,  balance,  scale,  steelyard,  weight  or 
other  instrument  or  machine,  shall  find  that  it  is  incorrect,  he 
shall  forbid  its  further  use  until  made  to  conf onn  to  the  author- 
ized standard,  and  shall  fix  thereon  written  or  printed  notice 
stating  the  facts  found  by  him  and  forbidding  its  use,  or  shall 
stamp  the  same  "  Condemned ''  or  letters  "  Cd." 

§  30.  Report  to  Common  Council.  Said  sealer  shall  re- 
port in  writing  to  the  Court  of  Common  Council  at  least  once 
each  calendar  month  the  names  of  the  persons,  firms  or  corpora- 
tions by  him  visited  during  the  calendar  month  next  preceding, 
giving  the  dates  of  such  visits  and  the  number  and  character  of 
the  scales,  weights  and  measures,  by  him  respectively  inspected, 
and  further  stating  the  number  of  scales,  weights  and  measures 
respectively  approved  and  disapproved,  and  by  whom  the  latter 
were  used,  but  the  sealer  of  weights  and  measures  shall  not 
report  the  names  of  the  persons,  firms  or  corporations  whose 
scales  were  disapproved,  unless  said  persons  after  sufficient  notice 
to  rectify  the  same  has  been  given  by  the  sealer  of  weights  and 
measures,  have  not  complied  with  said  notice. 

§  31.  Charcoal.  How  sold.  N^o  person,  firm  or  corpora- 
tion shall  sell  any  charcoal  brought  into  the  city  of  Hartford  ^ayi,  i906. 
except  in  baskets,  each  of  which,  even  full,  shall  hold  three 
bushels,  which  have  been  sealed  by  the  sealer  of  weights  and 
measures  in  accordance  with  this  ordinance,  provided,  however, 
that  charcoal  may  be  retailed  within  the  limits  of  the  city  of 
Hartford  in  bags  containing  one-half  bushel. 

§  32.     Penalties.     Any  person  who  shall  within  the  limits 
of  said  city  use  any  weight,  scale  or  measure  to  ascertain  the       idem, 
weight,  length  or  quantity  of  any  article  by  him  sold,  which 
weight;  scale  or  measure  has  not  been  marked  or  sealed  by  said 
sealer  of  weights  and  measures  in  the  manner  hereinbefore  pro- 


16  CITY   AND   TOWN    OFFICERS. 

vided,  or  who  shall,  knowingly  and  with  intent  to  defraud,  sell 
any  article  as  of  greater  weight,  measure  or  quantity  than  such 
article  does  in  fact  weigh  or  measure  according  to  said  standards, 
shall  be  fined  not  less  than  two  dollars  nor  more  than  twenty  dol- 
lars. Any  person  who  shall  remove  any  stamped,  written  or 
printed  notice  aflfixed  by  the  sealer  to  any  measure,  balances, 
scale,  steelyards,  weight  or  other  instrument  or  machine  to  the 
effect  that  the  same  is  incorrect,  without  the  consent  of  said 
sealer,  shall  be  fined  twenty-five  dollars.  Every  person,  firm,  or 
corporation  who  shall  use  any  balances,  scale,  steelyard,  measure, 
weight  or  vessel,  the  use  of  which  is  forbidden  or  which  has  been 
condemned  as  aforesaid,  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining  the 
weight  or  quantity  of  any  goods  by  him,  them  or  it  sold,  shall  be 
fined  not  less  than  twenty-five  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars. 
Any  person  who  shall  hinder  or  obstruct  said  sealer  of  weights 
and  measures  in  the  discharge  of  his  duty  shall  be  fined  ten  dol- 
lars for  each  offense.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  section  31 
hereof  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  five 
dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 

Idem.  §  33^    Testing  platform  scales,    it  shall  be  the  duty  of 

the  owners  of  all  platform  scales  within  the  city,  when  notified 
by  the  sealer  that  he  desires  to  inspect  and  test  said  scales,  to 
cart,  without  expense  to  the  city,  all  weights  and  other  testing 
devices  owned  by  the  city  and  necessary  for  such  test,  from  the 
place  where  the  same  are  kept  to  the  place  where  such  scales  are 
situated  and  back  again.  If  the  owners  of  scales  refuse  to  do  or 
cause  to  be  done  such  cartage  within  a  reasonable  time  after 
receiving  such  notice,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  sealer  to  state 
in  his  report  to  the  court  of  common  council  next  following 
such  refusal,  the  names  of  such  owners  and  the  facts  connected 
•  with  such  refusal. 

Idem.  §  34^     |\/|j||(    measures.     Nothing   in   the   foregoing   sec- 

tions, Nos.  25  to  33  inclusive,  shall  apply  to  milk  measures.  The 
duty  of  inspection  thereof  shall  rest  upon  the  board  of  health 
and  its  agent  or  agents  to  whom  the  same  shall  be  delegated  by 
said  board. 


ORDINANCES.  17 

§  35.    Sale  of  fruits,  vegetables  and  nuts.    AU  fruits,  Jan.  29,1907. 

vegetables  and  nuts,  if  sold  by  measure,  shall  be  sold  by  dry   . 
measure,  and  whoever  violates  the  provision  of  this  section,  shall 
be  fined  not  more  than  ten  dollars  ($10;00)  and  costs  for  each 
offense. 

§  36.    Sealer  a  special  constable.   The  sealer  of  weights  Mem. 

and  measures  shall  be,  by  virtue  of  his  office,  a  special  constable, 
and  as  such  shall  have  power  to  arrest  upon  view  without 
warrant,  any  person  found  by  him  violating  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  the  ordinances  of  the  city  of  Hartford  relating  to 
weights  and  measures. 

§  37.    Inspector   of   fire-wood.    Appointment,    bond,  Nov.  25, 1909. 

duties.  An  inspector  of  fire-wood  shall  be  appointed  annually 
by  the  court  of  common  council,  who  shall  give  bond  with 
surety  in  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars  ($100),  payable  to  the 
city.  All  fire-wood  brought  into  said  city  for  sale  and  all  fire- 
wood sold  in  said  city,  except  when  sold  in  boxes  as  hereinafter 
provided,  shall  be  measured  by  the  inspector,  or  deputy  inspector 
by  him  appointed,  who  shall  give  a  certificate  of  the  measure  of 
the  same  in  solid  feet,  signed  by  him,  which  shall  be  delivered  to 
the  purchaser  at  the  time  of  sale. 

§  38.    How  kindling-wood  may  be  sold.    Kindling-wood  ^^^°*- 

may  be  sold  in  boxes  containing  three  solid  feet,  the  inside  dimen- 
sions of  which  shall  be  one  and  one-half  (l^^)  feet  in  length, 
thirteen  (13)  inches  in  width,  and  two  feet  in  height;  pro- 
vided said  boxes  have  been  sealed  by  the  sealer  of  weights  and 
measures  in  the  manner  provided  in  Section  29  hereof. 

§  39.    Penalty  for  non-compliance.    Every  person  who    Kev.i89a 

shall  sell  any  fire-wood  without  having  the  same  measured  as 
aforesaid,  or  shall  sell  any  fire-wood  without  delivering  a  certifi- 
cate of  the  measurement  thereof  to  the  purchaser  at  the  time 
of  such  sale,  or  who  shall  pack  any  wood,  measured  or  sold  in  this 


Chap.  II, 


18  CITY   AND   TOWN   OFFICERS. 

city,  so  as  to  increase  the  measurement  of  the  same,  shall  forfeit 
and  pay  a  fine  not  exceeding  twenty  dollars. 

May  13, 1902.       g  ^Q^    Selectmen.    Powers  and  duties,    in  addition  to 

the  powers  and  duties  specified  in  the  act  consolidating  the  town 
and  the  city  of  Hartford  and  in  the  constitution  of  this  State, 
the  selectmen  shall  continue  to  exercise  only  those  powers  and 
^  duties  which  were  vested  in  them  prior  to  said  consolidation  act 
relating  to  the  selection  of  jurors,  the  selection  of  polling  places, 
election  booths,  ballot  boxes,  fences,  common  fields,  the  enroll- 
ment of  the  militia,  the  appointment  of  a  person  to  verify  the  in- 
dexes of  the  land  records,  and  pounds,  and,  further,  they  shall 
have  charge  of  voting  machines  at  all  times  except  during  city 
meetings. 

May  13, 1902       g  ^-j  _    j^^p  Q|gp|^  ^q  maintain  records.    The  powers 

and  duties  relating  to  the  maintenance  and  repairing  of  the  town 
records,  which  were  by  law  vested  in  the  selectmen  of  the  town 
of  Hartford  prior  to  the  act  consolidating  the  town  and  city  of 
Hartford,  shall  be  vested  in  and  exercised  by  the  town  clerk. 

May  13. 1902.  g  ^2.     To  bO  Clcrk  of  selectmen.     The  town  clerk  shall  be 

ex  officio  clerk  of  the  board  of  selectmen. 

May  18, 1902.       g  43,    Pubijc  buildlnQS  committee  to  provide  signpost 

and  safe.  The  powers  and  duties  formerly  vested  by  law  in  the 
selectmen  of  the  town  of  Hartford,  prior  to  the  act  consolidat- 
ing the  city  and  town  of  Hartford,  relating  to  a  public  sign- 
post and  fireproof  safes  shall  be  vested  in  and  exercised  by  the 
public  buildings  committee  of  the  court  of  common  council. 


ORDINANCES.  19 


Chapter  III. 

BONDS  OF  CITY  OFFICERS. 

§  44.  Penalties  of  bonds.  Bonds  shall  be  given  before  cjfap^'nMi. 
any  officer  required  to  give  them  shall  enter  upon  his  official 
duties.  In  addition  to  the  officers  required  by  the  city  charter  to 
give  bonds,  the  following  shall  give  bonds  in  amounts  as  named : 
The  president  of  the  board  of  water  commissioners,  twenty-five  ^®p*-  *"'  '^^^^ 
thousand  dollars;  the  city  marshal,  one  thousand  dollars;  the 
clerk  of  the  police  court,  two  thousand  dollars;  the  clerk  of  the 
city  court,-  one  thousand  dollars;  the  corporation  counsel,  one 
thousand  dollars ;  the  inspector  of  fire-wood,  one  hundred  dollars.  Nov.  25, 1902. 

§  45.    Bonds  to  cover  entire  period  in  office.    All  bonds  ch?rin,1i. 

required  of  officers  shall  be  so  drawn  as  to  cover  the  entire  period 
for  which  the  officer  giving  the  same  shall  remain  in  his  office, 
whether  by  appointment,  re-appointment,  election,  or  re-election. 

§  46.    Mayor  may  require  special  bonds.    Every  other  ch^p^iiifp. 

officer  or  committee,  in  whose  hands  money  may  be  placed  for 
disbursement  shall  give  bonds  to  the  city  for  the  faithful  hand- 
ling of  the   same  in   such  sums   as  the  mayor  shall   require. 

§  47.    Constables'     bonds;     acceptance,     custody,  J""«^3,i905. 

amount.  The  powers  and  duties  relating  to  the  acceptance  of 
surety  on  constables'  bonds  and  the  custody  of  such  bonds,  vested 
in  the  selectmen  of  the  town  of  Hartford  prior  to  the  consolida- 
tion act,  are  hereby  vested  in  the  controller.  Bonds  of  such  con- 
stables shall  be  payable  to  the  city  of  Hartford  in  the  sum  of  ^§1884^^' 
$1,000. 


29  OATHS  OF  CITY  OFFICERS. 


Rer.  1896. 
Chap.  IV,  81. 


Chapter  IV. 
OATHS  OF  CITY  OFFICERS. 

§  48.    City  officers  sworn;  oath,  certificate,  exception. 

Before  any  officer  of  the  city  (except  judges  and  jurors  of  the 
city  court),  required  by  law  or  by  ordinance  to  be  sworn,  shall 
be  qualified  to  enter  upon  the  duties  of  his  office,  he  shall  receive 
from  some  person  qualified  to  administer  oaths,  a  form  of  oath 
or  affirmation  specifying  the  office,  and  requiring  the  said  officer 
faithfully  and  uprightly  to  perform  all  the  duties  and  obliga- 
tions thereof,  according  to  the  best  of  his  ability,  during  the  full 
term  for  which  he  shall  hold  or  continue  in  such  office  by  election 
or  reelection;  and  shall  also  receive  from  the  person  administer- 
ing such  oath  or  affirmation  a  certificate  that  the  same  has  been 
administered  in  due  and  legal  form,  and  shall  lodge  said  certifi- 
cate with  the  city  clerk,  to  be  by  him  kept  on  file;  provided, 
that  when  any  such  oath  shall  be  administered  by  the  mayor  or 
by  any  other  qualified  person  at  any  meeting  of  the  court  of 
common  council  in  joint  convention,  or  of  either  board  of  said 
court,  a  record  of  the  fact  by  the  clerk  of  such  board  or  conven- 
tion, as  a  part  of  the  proceedings  of  such  meeting,  naming  the 
person  or  persons  present  and  sworn,  shall  be  sufficient  without 
a  certificate ;  and  whenever  any  such  officer  shall  continue  in  his 
office  by  reelection  or  reappointment,  no  new  oath  shall  be  re- 
quired. 

cS?p;iT§2.      §  *^-   °^*^  ^f  i"^9^^  °*  ^'*y  ^"^  ^^''^®  Courts.   The 

recorder  of  the  city  court  and  the  judge  and  associate  judge 
of  the  police  court  shall,  before  being  qualified  to  enter  upon  the 
duties  of  their  offices,  take  the  oath  by  law  prescribed  for  judicial 
-:  officers  of  the  state.^ 


I 


ORDINANCES.  21 

§  50.  Oath  of  appraisers.  Appraisers  of  daihages  or  bet-  ^^®°* 
terments  shall  be  sworn  justly  and  truly  to  estimate  and  appraise 
all  the  damages  or  betterments  by  them  to  be  appraised  during 
their  continuance  in  office,  according  to  their  best  and  honest 
judgment ;  and  certificates  or  a  record  of  such  oath  shall  be  made 
according  to  the  requirements  of  section  48  hereof. 

§  51.    Oath  of  jurors.    Jurors  of  the  city  court  shall  take  chap.'iv,  §3. 
the  oath  prescribed  by  law  for  jurors  in  civil  actions.^ 

0  See  Gen.  St.    §4795) 


22 


SALARIES  AND   FEES. 


Chapter  V. 

SALARIES  AND  FEES. 

§  52.  General  city  officers.  The  following  sums  shall  be 
paid  as  salaries  and  fees  to  the  several  city  officers  named  herein 
as  full  compensation  for  all  their  official  duties,  unless  otherwise 
provided  by  statute  or  ordinance: 


Rev.  1898. 

Mayor, 

$3,000.00 

per  year. 

Oct.  25,  1904. 

Mayor^s  Stenographer,       .         .         . 

$416.00 

a 

Rev.  1898. 

Treasurer, 

$3,600.00 

a 

Rev.  1898. 

Treasurer's  Clerk, 

$1,800.00 

« 

Sept.  27, 1905. 
Rev.  1898. 

Collector, 

$3,600.00 

(C 

Rev.  1898. 

Collector's  Chief  Clerk,     .... 

$1,800.00 

« 

Rev.  1898. 

Collector's  Clerk, 

$1,650.00 

a 

Nov.  29, 1898. 

Collector's  Additional  Clerk,  for  such  por- 

Sept. 15, 1903. 

tion  of  the  year  as  employed,  at  the 

rate  of, 

$1,200.00 

(( 

Rev.  1898. 

Controller, 

$2,100.00 

ft 

Controller's  Clerk, 

$1,000.00 

ti 

City  Clerk, 

$2,000.00 

(C 

June  26, 1900. 

City    Clerk's    Clerk,    but   no    more    than 

actually  expended,      .... 

$600.00 

<{ 

May  13,  1902. 

Town  Clerk,  as  ex  officio  Clerk  of  Board 

of  Selectmen,  in  full  for  each  meeting. 

$5.00 

Mar.  24,  1903. 

Town  Clerk,  when  acting  on  admission  of 

electors,  per  day,       .... 

$10.00 

July  17,  1900. 

Assistant  Town  Clerk,       .... 

$1,500.00 

a 

Rev.  1898. 

City  Marshal,  $500  per  year,  and  $2.50  pe] 

'  day  for  each  dajr's 

attendance  in  the  City  Court. 

Rev.  1898. 
Chap.  V,  §9. 


§  53.    Court  of  Common  Council. 

Clerk  of  Common  Council  Board, 


$400.00  per  year. 


OKDINANCES. 


23 


Messenger  of  Common  Council  Board,      .        $100.00  per  year. 
Messenger  of  Board  of  Aldermen,    .         .        $100.00        " 

§  54.     Street   department.     President  of   the  Board   of 
street  Commissioners,  $2,000  for  the  salaries  of  the  members  of     Rev.  i898. 

C/oap.  V,  §3. 

the  Board,  to  be  divided  as  they  shall  direct  by  vote. 
Clerk  of  the  Board  of  Street  Commissioners,  $2,500.00  per  year. 
Superintendent  of  Streets,  $400  for  horse  Mar.  24,  i903. 

hire  in  addition  to,        ...         .     $2,500.00        "  '      ,^ 

§  55.    Engineering     department.  June  11,1907. 

City  Engineer  at  the  rate  of,      .  .  $5,000.00        " 

(Said  amount  to  include  transportation  for  City  Engineer.) 

Assistant  City  Engineer  at  the  rate  of,  .  $2,280.00  per  year. 

One  Division  Engineer  at  the  rate  of,  .  $1,680.00       " 

One  Division  Engineer  at  the  rate  of,  .  $1,560.00        '' 

One  Assistant  Engineer  at  the  rate  of,  .  $1,440.00        " 

One  Assistant  Engineer  at  the  rate  of,  .  $1,320.00        " 

§  56.    Fire  department.    Clerk  of 

the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners,  not 

more  than  .        .         .         .         .         .     $1,500.00        " 

Chief  of  Fire  Department,        .         .         .     $2,500.00        " 

First  De^ty  Chief  of  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment, not  less  than  $1,500  nor  more 
than $1,800 

Second  and  third  Deputy  Chiefs,  each,  .  $350        " 

Upon  the  recommendation  of  the  Board  of  Fire  Commis- 
sioners,   the    second    or    third    deputy    chief    acting    as    chief 

of  the  fire  department,  shall  receive  the  same  compensation  as 

such  chief  of  the  fire  department. 

Electrical  Inspector,  .... 

Assistant  Electrical  Inspector,  . 

Lineman, 

Foremen  of  permanent  fire  engine  and 
truck  companies,  each. 

Foremen  of  chemical  companies,     . 


Mar.  26,  1907. 

Rev. 
Chap 

1898. 
1,S4. 

Feb.  26, 1907. 

Rev. 

1898. 

Rev. 

1898. 

$1,700.00 

per  year. 

$1,080.00 
$1,000.00 

(C 

Feb.[26,  1907. 
July  19, 1901. 

$1,200.00 

a 

Mar.  12, 1901. 

$1,200.00 

iC 

Mar.  12, 1901 

24 


SALARIES  AND  FEES. 


Feb.  28,  1899. 


Rev.  1898. 
Chap.  V,  §5. 


The  pay  for  each  assistant  engineer,  driver,  and  assistant 
driver,  tillerman,  ladderman,  hoseman,  pipeman,  stoker,  and 
permanent  substitute  entering  the  permanent  employment  of  the 
fire  department  of  the  city,  shall  be  $800  per  year.  The  pay 
of  each  assistant  engineer,  driver  and  assistant  driver,  tillerman, 
ladderman,  hoseman,  pipeman,  stoker  and  substitute,  in  the 
permanent  employment  of  the  fire  department  of  the  city,  shall 
be  increased  at  the  rate  of  fifty  dollars  each  year,  until  they  re- 
ceive the  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars  each;  provided  that  no 
such  person  so  employed  shall  receive  such  increase  unless  the 
same  is  recommended  bj  the  board  of  fire  commissioners.  This 
shall  not  be  so  construed  as  to  decrease  the  pay  of  any  assistant 
engineer,  driver  and  assistant  driver,  tillerman,  ladderman,  hose- 
man, pipeman,  stoker,  and  substitute,  in  the  permanent  employ 
of  the  fire  department  of  the  city  on  February  25,  1903. 

In  the  steam  fire  engine  companies,  the  pay  shall  be  as  fol- 
lows: 


Mar.  12,  1901. 


Rev.  1898. 


Mar.  29,  1898. 


Engineer, 
Foreman, 
Bunker, 
Hoseman, 


1 

[-      when  not  permanent,      -j 
J 


.     $1,200.00  per  year, 
f      $300.00 

$225.00       " 
[      $200.00 


The  pay  of  "callmen"  of  the  Hartford  fire  department 
when  acting  as  or  performing  the  duties  of  permanent  men,  shall 
be  at  the  same  rate  as  the  pay  of  permanent  men. 


§  57.    Police  department.   Clerk  of 

the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners, 
Chief   of   Police, 
Captain,     . 
Lieutenant, 

Each  Detective  Sergeant, 
Each   Sergeant, 
Matron,    . 


$250.00  per  year. 
$2,000.00 
$1,500.00 
$1,200.00 
$1,100.00 
$1,100.00 

$480.00 


The  pay  of  each  policeman  hereafter  appointed  shall  be  eight 
hundred  dollars  per  annum  for  the  first  two  years  of  service, 
nine  hundred  dollars  per  annum  for  the  next  succeeding  two 


ORDINANCES.     .  25 

years  of  service,  and  one  thousand  dollars  for  the  fifth  and  each 
succeeding  year  of  service. 

The  pay  of  supernumerary  policemen  hereafter  appointed 
shall  be  at  the  rate  of  two  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents  per  day 
while  acting  in  the  place  or  performing  the  duties  of  policemen, 
and  no  allowance  shall  be  made  for  any  extra  time  of  service 
during  any  day  of  twenty-four  hours. 

This  shall  not  affect  the  first  thirteen  supernumeraries  ap- 
pointed after  March  2d,  1898;  nor  policemen  appointed  from 
supernumeraries  appointed  before  said  time,  or  from  said  thirteen 
supernumeraries. 

§  58.   Water   department.    Presi-  chaJ.T^. 

dent   of  the  Board  of   Water   Com- 
missioners, .         .         .         .         .     $3,000.00  per  year. 

§  59.    Legal  and  judicial  depart-  May  23, 1905 

ment.  Recorder  of  City  Court,  .  .  $2,500.00  " 
Clerk  of  City  Court,  ....  $1,000.00  " 
Messenger  of  City  Court,  $2.50  per  day  for  each  day's  attendance   ^Kev.  im^ 

on  the  City  Court. 
Judge  of  Police  Court,      ....     $1,800.00  per  year. 
Associate  Judge  of  Police  Court  at  same  rate  as  Judge  per  day, 

for  each  day  that  he  shall  serve  in  the  place  of  the  judge 

thereof. 
Clerk  of  Police  Court,      ....     $1,100.00  per  year. 
Assistant  Clerk  of  Police  Court,  $3.00  per  day  when  acting.  j^^^  j^^  ^^^ 

Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Police  Court,      .     $1,600.00  per  year. 
Messenger  of  Police  Court,       .         .         .        $400.00        " 
Corporation   Counsel,         .      '  .        .         .     $5,000.00        "  Mar.26,  i9oi. 


Mar.  12,  1907. 


§  60.     Health   department.     Super- 
intendent of  Health  and  clerk,    .         .     $2,500.00  " 

Assistant  Clerk, $1,200.00  " 

Plumbing   Inspector,         .         .         .         .  '  $1,200.00  "  oct.  35,  looi. 


26 


SALARIES   AND   FEES. 


Bacteriologist,   .         .         . 
Three  Medical  Inspectors,  each. 


$1,000.00  per  year. 
$600.00 


May  14, 1907. 


§  61 .     Charity  department.     The  salaries  of  the  officers  of 
the  charity  department  shall  be  such  amount  as  shall  be  fixed 
from  time  to  time  by  the  board,  not  to  exceed  sums  at  the  fol- 
lowing rates  per  year: 
Superintendent, $2,000.00  per  year. 


Clerk, 

Assistant  Clerk, 
City  Physician, 
Investigator, 


$1,650.00 

$600.00 

$1,200.00 

$1,350.00 


The  salaries  of  other  employees  of  the  department  shall  be 
such  as  may  be  fixed  from  time  to  time  by  the  board,  but  shall 
not  exceed  in  the  aggregate  in  any  one  year  the  sum  of  eleven 
thousand  two  hundred  dollars  ($11,200). 

The  board  of  charity  commissioners  may  pay  and  provide,  out 
of  its  annual  appropriation,  transportation  for  the  city  physi- 
cian at  a  cost  not  exceeding  six  hundred  dollars  ($600)  per 
year. 

In  addition  to  the  salaries  and  compensation  above  provided, 
the  board  of  charity  commissioners  may  provide  for  the  board 
and  lodging  of  such  of  its  officers  and  employees  as  it  may  re- 
quire to  reside  permanently  at  the  almshouse. 


Chap  v?io       §  ^^'   ^"''^'"9  department.   Build- 
ing Inspector, $2,500.00  per  year. 

Nov.  12, 1901.   Clerk   Hire,   so   much  as  is  axjtually  ex- 
pended  of, $400.00       " 

Deputy  Building  Inspector,  in  lieu  of  all 

fees, $1,000.00       " 


Rev.  1898.  §  53.     Election  officers.     Registrar  of  voters,  $2,400  per 

Chap.  V,  §11.  '^ 


year  to  each  registrar, 
Mar.  28,1905.   Clerk   of   Registrars, 


$400.00  per  year. 


ORDINANCES. 


Moderator  of  each  Ward  or  Voting  District,     $10.00  per  day.     ^^^-  ^^^^• 

Clerk, $5.00 

Each  Checker  of  List  of  Electors,  .         .         .       $5.00 
Each  Voting  Machine  tender,         .         .         .       $5.00 

Each  Challenger, $5.00 

Each  Deputy  Eegistrar,         ....       $5.00 

The  above  amounts  shall  be  for  each  day  such  officers  or  per- 
sons shall  severally  be  engaged  in  their  respective  duties  at  any 
city  or  ward  meeting,  which  allowances  shall  be  approved  and 
certified  by  one  of  the  deputy  registrars  of  each  ward  where  such 
services  were  rendered,  and  by  one  of  the  registrars,  and  no  other 
expenses  of  any  kind  shall  be  incurred  at  any  such  election  in 
behalf  of  the  city  except  as  otherwise  provided  by  law. 

Should  ballot-boxes  for  any  reason  be  used  at  any  city  meet- 
ing, the  provisions  of  section  11,  chapter  5  of  the  revised 
ordinances  of  1898  as  to  fees  of  election  officers  shall  apply. 

§  64.  Selectmen.  Each  member  of  the  board  of  select:  ^^^-^^'i^^- 
men,  except  when  acting  in  relation  to  the  admission  of 
electors,  shall  be  paid  for  the  actual  time  spent  in  the  discharge 
of  the  duties  of  his  office  at*  the  rate  of  one  and  one-quarter 
dollars  per  hour,  provided  that  for  all  time  aggregating  less 
than  two  hours  spent  in  any  one  day,  he  shall  receive  at  least 
two  and  one-half  dollars;  provided  also  that  for  all  services 
as  fence  viewers  the  compensation  and  the  manner  of  payment 
shall  be  exclusively  as  provided  by  statute. 

When  acting  in  the  discharge  of  the  duties  imposed  upon 
them  by  the  constitution  and  laws  of  the  State,  in  relation  to 
the  admission  of  electors,  each  selectman  shall  be  paid  ten 
dollars  per  day  for  each  day  actually  spent  in  the  discharge 
of  said  duties,  which  sum  shall  be  in  full  payment  for  the  time 
actually  spent  in  the  discharge  of  said  duties,  and  for  any 
expense  for  meals  incurred  while  so  employed. 


200  per  vear  to  each     Rev.  i898. 

^        "  Chap.  V,  §13. 


§  65.    Tax  officers.     Assessors, 
member  of  the  Board. 
Board  of  Relief,  $400  per  year  to  each  member  of  the  Board. 


28  SALARIES  AND  FEES. 

Clerk  of  Assessors  and  Board  of  Belief,    .    $1,000.00  per  year. 
Rate-maker, $400.00       " 

cStpv^^H         §  ^^-     School     •fficers.       Superin- 
tendent  of   Schools,           .         .        .     $1,500.00  per  year. 
Truant   Officer, $1,100.00       " 

May  1, 1906.       §  67.   SealGP  of  weights  and  meas- 
ures.    Sealer  of  Weights  and  Meas- 
ures,   $1,200.00 

Clerk,        .        .         .         .    '     .         .         .        $500.00 

Rev  1898 

Chap.  V,  §16.1        §  68.     City  weighers.     The  fee  of  city  weighers  shall  be 
paid  by  the  seller  of  the  coal  and  shall  be: 
For  each  load  of  coal  weighed, $  .06 

ch?p.  vfliT.  §  69.  Inspector  of  firewood.  The  fees  of  the  inspector 
of  firewood  shall  be  paid  one-half  by  the  purchaser  and  one-half 
by  the  seller,  and  shall  be  as  follows : 

For  measuring  each  load  of  wood  brought  by  land,        .     $0.12 
For  measuring  each  cord  of  wood  brought  by  boat,      .     $  .06 

c2fp;v?fia.  §  70.  Janitors.  Janitor  of  City  Hall,  $960.00  per  year. 
Janitor  of  Halls  of  Record,      .        .         .     $840.00       '' 

Rev.  1898,^  §  71.     Offlce  ront.     No  sum  shall  be  paid  by  any  city 

officer  for  rent  of  office,  unless  such  office  shall  have  been  hired 
by  the  direction  of  the  court  of  common  council. 


Chap.  V,  §19. 


ORDINANCES.  29 


Oct.  25, 1904. 


Chapter  VI. 
FINANCE,  CONVEYANCES,  AND  CONTRACTS. 

§  72.    Fiscal  year.    Controller  shall  render  accounts;  (.R«^%J898. 

when  and  how.  The  fiscal  year  for  the  transactions  of  this  city 
shall  close  annually  on  the  31st  day  of  March.  The  controller 
shall  close  his  accounts  for  each  fiscal  year  on  said  day,  and  shall 
present  the  same  to  the  mayor  for  forwarding  to  the  court  of 
common  council,  with  the  report  of  the  city  treasurer.  He  shall 
keep  the  same  in  such  mode  of  classification  as  to  show  receipts 
and  expenses  of  each  department  of  the  city  government,  includ- 
ing the  receipts  and  expenses  of  each  court  in  said  city. 

§  73.    Controller;  further  duties.    The  controller  shall  oct. 25,1904. 

receive  from  the  city  clerk  or  other  authority,  and  file  and  safely 
keep  in  his  ofiice,  all  bills,  claims,  accounts,  receipts,  and  vouch- 
ers, together  with  certified  copies  of  all  resolutions  of  the  court 
of  common  council  appropriating  money  or  ordering  the  pay- 
ment thereof.  He  shall  be  ex  offlcio  chairman  of  the  auditing 
committee  of  the  court  of  common  coimcil.  It  shall  be  his 
duty  to  provide  himself  with  such  list  of  ofiBcers  or  stated 
employees  of  the  city  in  the  various  departments  of  its  business 
as  will  enable  him  to  examine  thoroughly  all  claims,  accounts, 
or  exhibits  presented  to  the  court  of  common  council  on  their 
behalf. 

§  74.    Controller,  duties,  inventory.  The  controller  shall,  ^^'-  ^*'  ^^99 

when  making  his  annual  report  for  the  fiscal  year,  present  to  the 
city  council  an  inventory  giving  the  items,  with  their  valuation, 
of  all  real  estate  and  personal  property  belonging  to  the  city 
which  may  be  in  the  custody  of  any  ofiicer,  commission,  com- 
mittee, or  agent  of  the  city,  together  with  the  names  of  the  per- 


30  FINANCE,    CONVEYANCES,    AND    CONTRACTS. 

sons  having  charge  of  the  same;  and  for  this  purpose  every 
officer  of  the  city  or  other  person  in  whose  control  or  custody 
such  property  may  be,  is  hereby  required  to  present  to  the  con- 
troller, on  or  before  the  first  Monday  in  March  in  each  year, 
a  detailed  statement  of  all  such  property,  giving  the  items  and 
valuation  thereof. 

At  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  office  of  any  of  the  said 
officials,  he  shall  furnish  an  inventory  of  city  property  in  his 
charge,  account  for  and  turn  over  to  his  successor  all  such  prop- 
erty, taking  his  receipt  therefor. 

The  controller  shall  also  report  to  any  department  or  officer 
when  the  appropriation  of  such  department  or  officer  is  ex- 
chap.'\x%.  hausted,  and  shall  make  a  like  report  to  the  court  of  common 
council. 

ch^p.'v^  H       §  ^^"    Controller;  examination  of  funds  and  accounts. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  controller  to  examine,  at  least  twice  a 
year,  to  wit :  during  the  last  week  in  September  and  March,  the 
bonds  and  trust  funds  in  the  hands  of  the  treasurer,  and  also 
to  examine  the  condition  of  the  city  sinking  fund,  the  town 
sinking  fund,  and  the  town  deposit  fund,  and  to  incorporate 
the  results  of  such  examination  in  detail  in  his  annual  report  to 
the  court  of  common  council. 


Oct.  26,  1904. 


§  76.    Auditing  committee;  members  and  duties.   The 

auditing  committee  of  the  court  of  common  council  shall  con- 
sist of  two  members  besides  such  controller,  one  of  whom  shall 
be  appointed  by  the  board  of  aldermen  from  their  own  number, 
and  one  by  the  common  council  from  their  own  number,  to  hold 
office  respectively  during  the  pleasure  of  the  board  appointing 
them.  All  bills,  accounts,  or  claims  against  the  city,  except 
those  specially  excepted  in  section  34  of  the  charter  shall  be 
presented  or  referred  to  such  committee  for  their  approval  or 
disapproval  before  the  same  shall  be  approved  by  the  court  of 
common  council,  unless  both  branches  of  said  court  concur  in 
dispensing  with  such  reference.  It  shall  be  .the  duty  of  such 
auditing  committee  faithfully  to  examine  all  accounts,  bills,  or 


ORDINANCES.  31 

claims  so  referred  to  them,  and  faithfully  to  report  any  informal- 
ity or  improper  charge  by  them  detected  to  the  court  of  com- 
mon council,  and  also  to  note  their  approval  or  disapproval  of 
any  such  account  upon  the  same. 

§  77.    All  moneys  paid  into  city  treasury;   receipts,  chap.v^t^. 

treasurer's  duties.  All  moneys  accruing  to  the  use  or  benefit 
of  the  city  shall  be  paid  into  the  city  treasury,  and  duplicate  re- 
ceipts or  certificates  shall  be  made  by  the  treasurer  for  all  moneys 
by  him  received  as  such,  one  of  which  he  shall  forthwith  deliver 
to  the  controller,  and  the  other,  if  required,  to  the  party  from 
whom  such  money  is  received.  He  shall  keep  a  faithful  and  true 
account  of  all  his  receipts  and  disbursements  in  such  a  mode  of 
classification  as  to  correspond  to  the  classification  required  of 
the  controller  by  section  72, 

§  78.  Water  rents;  how  applied.  The  treasurer  shall  Idem. 
apply  any  avails  of  the  water  rents,  by  him  received,  to  the  pay- 
ment of  interest  on  the  water  debt  or  scrip,  without  special  order 
of  the  court  of  common  council;  and  if  there  be  any  excess  of 
such  avails  he  shall  so  report  to  the  said  court,  who  shall  there- 
upon direct  whether  the  same  shall  be  applied  to  the  extinguish- 
ment of  the  principal  of  the  water  debt  or  otherwise. 

§  79.    Conveyances  of  real  estate;   how  made.    All  chLp.vMs. 

grants,  leases,  and  conveyances  of  any  real  estate  belonging  to 
said  city,  executed  by  the  mayor  of  the  city,  sealed  with  the  city 
seal,  as  ordered,  or  approved  by  the  court  of  common  council 
in  a  legal  meeting,  and  recorded  in  the  town  where  the  lands  con- 
veyed lie,  shall  be  effectual  to  convey  such  estate. 

§  80.  City  rents.  All  moneys  now  due,  or  which  may  Oct.25,  1904. 
hereafter  become  due  the  city  as  rent  for  the  occupancy  or  use  of 
any  lands,  buildings,  wharfage,  or  for  riparian  rights,  or  parts 
thereof  (except  such  as  may  be  specifically  in  charge  of  a  city 
commission),  shall  be  payable  to  the  city  collector.  And  the 
city  collector  is  hereby  authorized  and  instructed  to  receive  said 
10 


32  FINANCE,    CONVEYANCES,    AND    CONTRACTS. 

rent  moneys  and  to  enforce  the  collection  of  the  same.  He 
shall  keep  a  record  thereof,  and  shall  pay  said  moneys  over  to 
the  city  treasurer  in  the  same  manner  as  city  taxes  are  trans- 
mitted. 

Said  collector  shall  not  be  entitled  to  any  additional  compen- 
sation for  performing  the  duties  prescribed  by  this  section. 

cSjJ'vuio.       §  81-    Conveyances  of  personal  estate;   how  made. 

All  conveyances  of  personal  property  belonging  to  the  city,  of 
greater  value  than  one  hundred  dollars  and  all  evidences  of  debt 
issued  by  the  city,  shall,  when  specially  authorized  by  the  court 
of  common  council,  be  executed  by  the  city  treasurer,  sealed 
with  the  city  seal,  and  certified  by  the  mayor. 

c£^^  vifsn.  §  82.  Departments  shall  insure  city  property.  Depart- 
ments of  the  city  having  the  care  and  custody  of  insurable  prop- 
erty belonging  to  the  city  shall  cause  all  such  property  to  be  in- 
sured in  the  name  of  the  city,  loss  payable  to  the  city  treasurer; 
and  said  treasurer  shall  receipt  in  the  name  of  the  city  for  all 
moneys  coming  due  on  account  of  policies  of  insurance  issued 
on  such  property,  and  the  expenses  of  such  insurance  shall  be  a 
charge  upon  the  accounts  of  the  respective  departments  having 
property  insured  in  the  name  of  the  city. 

Ch^^VMi2.  §  83.  Payment  of  salaries.  All  officers  and  employes  of 
the  city  having  a  fixed  and  stated  salary  shull  hereafter  be  paid 
semi-monthly  on  the  first  and  fifteenth  days  of  each  month, 
except  the  callmen  of  the  fire  department,  who  shall  be  paid 
monthly  on  the  first  day  of  each  month,  and  all  other  officers 
and  employes  of  the  city  shall  be  paid  semi-monthly  on  the 
Wednesdays  after  the  second  and  fourth  Mondays  of  each  month. 

May  14, 1907.       §84.    City  advortislng;  how  done,  amount  paid.    Each 

public  advertisement  required  by  law  to  be  made  of  any  city 
notice  or  ordinance  shall  be  published  in  two  and  only  two 
daily  newspapers  published  in  the  city  of  Hartford,  but  shall 
not  be  inserted  or  published  in  any  such  daily  newspaper  more 


OBBINANGES.  .  88 

than  twice  unless  otherwise  provided  by  law.  Upon  such  publi- 
cation a  short  notice,  not  more  than  one  and  one-half  inches  in 
length,  single  column,  stating  the  street  and  locality  affected  in 
said  full  notice,  or  the  title  of  the  ordinance  and  the  general 
nature  of  the  full  notice  specified  in  the  preceding  section,  and 
referring  to  said  full  notice  by  the  name  and  date  of  the  news- 
paper wherein  said  full  notice  is  published,  shall  be  printed  in 
one  other  daily  newspaper  and  one  weekly  newspaper  pub- 
lished in  the  city  of  Hartford,  provided  however,  that  the  issue 
of  said  weekly  newspaper  in  which  such  notice  is  published 
shall  be  within  seven  days  from  the  first  publication  of  said 
notice.  Such  short  notice  shall  be  published  within  seven  days 
after  the  first  publication  of  the  full  notice  to  which  it  refers. 
All  full  notices  shall  so  far  as  practicable  be  distributed  equally 
among  the  three  daily  newspapers  at  present  published  in  the 
city  of  Hartford.  All  such  city  advertising  shall  be  set  in  type 
known  as  nonpareil  or  agate,  single  column  wide,  or  if  not  so 
set,  shall  be  paid  for  as  if  so  set  at  the  rate  of  not  more  than  one 
dollar  per  inch  for  the  first  insertion  of  such  advertisement, 
and  fifty  cents  an  inch  for  any  subsequent  insertion  thereof. 

§  85.    Printing  committee,  supervision.    All  printing    Rev  jeos 

.    .  -,  (^nap.  VI,  •gx^. 

and  advertising  done  by  order  of  the  court  of  common  council, 
or  any  officer,  committee,  or  commission  of  the  city,  and  charge- 
able to  the  city,  shall  be  done  under  the  supervision  and  direc- 
tion of  the  committee  on  printing  of  the  court  of  common 
council,  subject  to  the  charter  powers  of  the  board  of  contract 
and  supply.  All  printing  shall  be  done,  as  far  as  the  same  can 
reasonably  be  done,  under  contract  with  the  lowest  responsible 
bidder,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  committee  on  printing 
to  take  such  action  as  shall  in  their  judgment  be  best  adapted 
to  secure  the  proper  and  economical  execution  of  said  work. 

§  86.    Voters  in  city  preferred  for  employment,    in  all  Feb.9e,i«oi. 

work  done  by  the  city  of  Hartford  or  any  of  the  departments 


84  FINANCE,   CONVEYANCES  AND   CONTRACTS. 

thereof,  legal  voters  of  said  City  of  Hartford  shall  be  preferred 
for  appointment  and  employment. 

Mar.  11. 1902.       §  gT.    Treasuper  custodian  of  deeds.    All  deeds  of  city 

property  shall,  as  soon  as  the  same  have  been  recorded,  be  de- 
posited with  the  city  treasurer,  and  be  thereafter  kept  by  him. 


ORDINANCES.  85 


Chapter   VII. 
HIGHWAYS  AND  PUBLIC  WORKS. 

§  88.    Vote  for  public  improvement  must  be  pub-  Mar.  28,1899 

iished:  how.  Whenever  any  vote  or  resolution  shall  be  offered 
in  either  board  of  the  court  of  common  council,  proposing  to 
lay  out,  construct,  or  establish  any  public  improvement  for  the 
cost  of  which  the  city  under  its  charter  nlay  assess  benefits,  such 
vote  shall  not  be  passed  by  either  board  of  said  court  of  com- 
mon council  until  said  court  has  caused  said  proposed  vote  or 
resolution  and  a  certificate  that  the  same  is  pending  in  said  court, 
attested  by  the  city  clerk,  to  be  published  twice,  at  least,  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  ordinance  relating  to  city  advertising,  with  a 
notice  appended  to  such  published  vote  or  resolution  to  all  per- 
sons to  file  a  written  statement  of  their  objections,  if  any  they 
have,  with  the  board  of  street  commissioners  within  ten  days, 
inclusive,  from  the  day  of  the  first  publication  of  said  notice. 
Nothing  in  this  section,  however,  shall  apply  to  mere  repairing 
or  reconstructing  any  existing  public  work  or  improvement 
once  completed. 

§  89-  Vote  shall  state  what.  Every  such  proposed  vote  ^h^^p^ yf J^js. 
or  resolution  shall  briefly  and  intelligibly  state  the  general  char- 
acter and  description  of  the  proposed  improvements,  but  need 
not  contain  definite  measurements,  courses,  or  termini.  It  may 
embrace  one  or  more  of  the  several  kinds  of  local  improvement 
specified  in  the  first  section  of  this  chapter,  and  in  case  of  a  new  ■ 
street,  or  alteration  of  an  established  street,  shall  designate  the 
building  lines  on  said  street. 

§  90.    Referred  to  board  of  street  commissioners.  The  c^^:4u%. 

court  of  common  council  shall,  before  further  proceeding  to 
pass  or  carry  out  said  vote  or  resolution,  refer  the  same  to  the 


36  HIGHWAYS   AND   PUBLIC   WORKS. 

board  of  street  commissioners  for  their  investigation,  and  said 
board  shall  forthwith  inquire  into  the  same,  and  make  report 
thereon  to  the  court  of  common  council,  either  recommending 
or  disapproving  the  passage  of  said  vote  or  resolution  with  their 
reasons  therefor. 

cffp"^  vi?84.  §  91 .  Council  may  proceed,  how.  At  any  time  after  the 
expiration  of  said  ten  days,  and  after  the  report  of  the  commi&- 
sioners  thereon  shall  have  been  made  and  accepted,  said  court  of 
common  council  may  proceed  to  carry  said  vote  or  resolution 
into  effect  in  manner  as  hereinafter  provided,  or  otherwise  act 
upon  the  same. 

ch?p.  ms4.  §  92.  Expense  of  improvement,  how  assessed.  When- 
ever said  court  shall  order  any  of  said  proposed  improvements, 
the  entire  expense  of  carrying  out  said  improvements  shall  be 
assessed  as  betterments  upon  the  persons  or  land  specially  bene- 
fited thereby  as  hereinafter  provided. 

c?a7;vii?§6.  §  93.  Notice  before  appraisal  or  assessment;  wit- 
nesses. The  board  of  street  commissioners  in  all  cases  when 
called  upon  to  appraise  damages  for  land  or  any  interest  therein 
taken  for  any  of  said  improvements,  or  special  damages  resulting 
to  land  or  interest  therein  from  change  of  grade  of  any  highway, 
or  to  assess  betterments  on  any  party  for  taking  said  land  for 
said  improvements,  or  for  special  benefits  resulting  from  such 
change  of  grade,  shall,  before  making  such  iappraisals  or  assess- 
ments, cause  public  notice  to  be  given  for  two  days,  at  least,  in 
accordance  with  the  ordinance  relating  to  city  advertising,  and 
at  least  four  days  before  the  time  of  hearing,  of  a  time  and  place 
where  all  parties  in  interest  may  appear  before  said  commission- 
'  ers,  and  be  heard  with  witnesses  relative  to  the  amount  of  dam- 
ages, or  betterments,  or  both,  to  be  appraised  or  assessed  to  them 
respectively,  and  said  commissioners  shall  examine  said  parties 
*-        and  witnesses  under  oath. 


Mar.  28, 1899. 


§  94.    Proceedings  when  land  is  to  be  taken.    Agree- 
ment by  board  with  parties.     Whenever  any  vote  or  resolution 


ORDINANCES.  37 

described  in  section  88  has  been  legally  published,  and  it 
shall  be  necessary  to  take  any  land  or  any  interest  therein  be- 
longing to  private  owners  or  corporations  for  said  contemplated 
improvement,  the  court  of  common  council,  before  otherwise 
carrying  said  vote  or  resolution  into  effect,  unless  they  obtain 
such  land  or  interest  by  voluntary  dedication  from  the  owners 
thereof,  or  unless,  in  case  of  change  of  grade  of  any  highway, 
they  shall  obtain  releases  of  all  special  damages  resulting  to  land 
or  any  interest  therein  from  said  change  of  grade,  shall  refer 
the  subject-matter  of  the  contemplated  improvements  to  the 
board  of  street  commissioners,  and  said  board  shall  thereupon 
proceed  in  behalf  of  said  court  of  common  council  as  follows: 
Said  board  shall  obtain  from  the  city  engineer,  a  map,  drawing, 
or  written  description,  clearly  explaining  the  contemplated  im- 
provement, and  showing  the  adjoining  land  and  owners  thereof, 
and  shall  then  agree,  if  possible,  with  the  owners  of  the  land  re- 
quired for  said  improvement,  upon  the  compensation  to  be  made 
therefor,  including  the  damages  for  establishing  a  building  and  • 
veranda  line,  or  lines,  in  case  of  opening  a  new  street,  and  with 
those  whose  land  or  interest  therein  will  be  specially  damaged 
by  change  of  grade  of  highway,  and  with  those  who  will  be 
specially  benefited  by  said  improvement  or  change  of  grade,  as 
to  the  payment  of  the  entire  amount  to  be  assessed  as  betterments 
for  said  improvement,  and  the  respective  amounts,  or  proportions 
thereof,  which  each  person  so  benefited  shall  pay;  and  secure 
from  each  such  owner  or  person  proper  written  evidence  of  such 
agreement. 

§  95.    Proceedings  after  failure  to  agree,    if  said    ^ev.im. 

board  of  street  commissioners  fail  to  agree  with  any  owner  of     *^" 

said  land  or  interest  therein,  or  with  any  of  the  parties  who, 

in  their  opinion,  should  be  assessed  for  any  benefits  on  account 

of  said  proposed  improvement,  they  shall,  after  the  requisite 

notice  given  as  hereinbefore  provided,  proceed  to  appraise  all  Mar.  28,  im. 

damages  therefor  to  the  persons  entitled  to  such  damages  and  to 

assess  upon  the  parties  or  land  specially  benefited  by  said  im- 


38  HIGHWAYS  AND   PUBLIC   WORKS. 

provement,  betterments,  or  benelits  for  said  improvement,  in 
proportion  to  the  damages  and  benefits  to  each  respectively,  and 
shall  furnish  a  proper  certificate  thereof,  signed  by  a  majority 
of  said  board,  to  the  city  clerk,  who  shall  forthwith  cause  the 
same  to  be  published  at  least  twice  in  accordance  with  the  ordi- 
nance relating  to  city  advertising,  at  least  four  days  before  the 
same  shall  be  acted  on  by  said  court,  and  the  original  certificate 
shall  be  lodged  on  file  in  the  city  clerk^s  office ;  and  the  same  shall 
be  binding  and  conclusive  upon  all  parties  if  said  court  order 
said  improvement,  unless  appealed  from  and  chaoged  upon  said 
appeal  as  by  law  provided,  and  when  any  appeal  shall  be  taken, 
said  board  shall  instruct  and  aid  the  corporation  counsel  in  the 
matter  of  said  appeal,  until  the  same  shall  be  determined. 

ch^TvitV  §  ^^"  Report  to  Council.  Whenever  all  persons  who  are 
entitled  to  compensation  for  damages,  or  liable  for  betterments 
on  account  of  any  of  said  improvements,  shall  agree  upon  the 
respective  amounts  to  be  received  or  paid  by  them  therefor; 
or  when  they  shall  deliver  a  written  waiver  of  their  right  of 
appeal  to  said  board  at  any  time  within  the  limit  allowed  by 
law  for  an  appeal,  said  board  shall  immediately  thereafter  make 
their  report  to  said  court  of  common  council,  and  in  cases 
where  an  appeal  or  appeals  are  taken  as  aforesaid,  as  soon  as 
practicable  after  such  proceedings  are  determined. 


Mar.  28,  1699. 


§  97.  Report.  Their  report  shall  set  forth  the  amount  of 
damage  agreed  upon  with  each  of  said  owners  of  land,  and 
the  amount  of  benefits  agreed  to  be  paid  by  the  respective 
parties  benefited  by  said  improvements  in  cases  of  agreement 
with  all  parties;  or  in  case  of  assessment  by  said  board,  the 
amount  of  damages  appraised  or  betterments  assessed  upon 
each  of  the  parties  entitled  to  such  damages  or  liable  for  such 
betterments,  or  upon  an  appeal  the  amount  fixed  by  the  court 
or  judge  hearing  the  same,  so  that  all  damages  thus  ascertained 
may  become  a  part  of  the  expense  to  be  assessed,  and  all  bet- 
terments may  be  thus  assessed  upon  the  persons  or  property 


ORDINANCES.  89 

specially  benefited  thereby.  And  said  board  shall  also  embrace 
in  their  report  a  written  descriptive  survey  of  the  proposed 
improvement  concerning  which  said  proceedings  have  been  had, 
and  snch  a  vote,  resolution,  or  ordinance  as,  in  their  judgment, 
ought  to  be  passed  in  order  to  establish  and  carry  out  said  im- 
provement, fully  describing  therein  the  width,  curve,  boundaries, 
grade,  building,  and  veranda  line  or  lines,  and  such  other  par- 
ticulars of  said  improvement  as  the  case  may  require,  and  in- 
cluding an  order  for  the  payment  or  deposit  at  some  place  . 
named  therein  of  the  amount  of  damages  appraised  to  the  re- 
spective owners  of  any  land  or  interest  therein  required  for 
said  improvement,  and  an  order  to  the  collector  forthwith  to  x 

collect  all  said  assessments  for  said  betterments  assessed  as 
aforesaid.  ^         , 

§  98.    Common  Council  may  alter  vote.    Said  court  Mar.28.i899. 

may  alter  said  proposed  vote  if  it  see  cause,  provided  no  change 
be  made  in  the  lines  or  location  of  the  improvement  which  will 
require  taking  more  or  a  greater  interest  in  any  land  for  said 
improvement  than  shown  by  said  survey  and  report,  and  pro- 
vided that  no  change  of  grade  of  highway  be  made  that  shall 
occasion  greater  damage  than  the  grade  shown  by  said  survey 
and  report,  and  shall  thereupon  adopt  such  vote  or  resolution, 
with  or  without  such  alteration,  or  reject  the  same. 

§  99.     Veranda  line.     "Veranda  line^^  shall  mean  a  line  Mar. 28, 1899. 
between  which  and  the  street  on  which  said  line  is  established 
no  part  of  a  veranda  shall  be  built;   except  that  entrance  steps   ^^  ^  ^^^ 
may  be  built  between  the  street  line  and  the  veranda  line,  pro-  ^  ^^^^ 

•^  ^  ^  Mar.  21, 1905. 

vided  that  the  veranda  floor  proper  is  not  over  four  feet  in  height 
above  the  grade,  that  no  tread  shall  be  over  fourteen  inches 
wide,  and  that  said  entrance  steps  do  not  encroach  upon  the 
street  line. 

§  100.     Building    line.     "Building   line"    shall   mean   a  Mar.21, i906. 
line  between  which  and  the  street  on  which  said  line  is  estab- 
lished no  part  of  a  building  shall  be  built,  except 


40  HIGHWAYS  AND  PUBLIC   WORKS. 

(a)  Open  veranda  on  streets  where  veranda  lines  are  es- 
tablished with  entrance  steps  as  provided  for  in  section  99. 

(b)  Entrance  steps  may  be  built  between  the  building  line 
and  the  street  line,  whether  a  veranda  line  has  been  established 
on  such  street  or  not,  provided  that  the  landing  is  not  over 
four  feet  in  height  above  the  grade;  that  no  tread  shall  be  over 
fourteen  inches  wide,  and  that  such  entrance  steps  do  not  en- 
croach upon  the  street  line. 

ch^*vii?8ii.      §  101.    Land  taken  for  public  use  after  compensation 

made,  whenever  any  vote  establishing  any  public  improve- 
ment has  been  passed  as  aforesaid,  and  the  proper  compensation 
has  been  paid  to  or  deposited  for  the  owners  of  any  land  taken 
for  ^uch  improvement,  then  said  land  shall  be  immediately  open 
and  subject  to  the  public  use  on  such  conditions  as  said  court 
may  impose,  and  shall  be,  to  all  intents,  appropriated  therefor, 
unless  the  public  work  or  improvement  require  the  previous 
sanction  of  a  city  meeting,  under  section  163  of  the  city  charter, 
in  which  case  such  appropriation  shall  not  take  effect  until 
such  sanction  has  been  obtained. 

ct^Jv^'m.      §  102.    Deposit  of  damages  in  certain  cases,    if  any 

owner  of  said  land,  or  interest  therein,  is  not  a  resident  of  the 
city  of  Hartford,  or  upon  due  inquiry  cannot  be  found  therein, 
or  is  a  lunatic,  or  idiot,  or  minor  without  a  guardian,  or  in  any 
way  incapacitated  to  receive  said  compensation,  or  is  unknown, 
or  is  entitled  only  to  a  contingent  or  uncertain  interest,  said 
court  may  prescribe  in  such  particular  case  how  and  where  the 
compensation  due  such  owner  shall  be  placed  or  deposited  sub- 
ject t-o  the  lawful  call  of  said  owner  or  his  duly  authorized 
agent  or  representative. 

June  10. 1902.       §  103.    Intorost  on  unpaid  assessments.    Any  unpaid 

assessment  made  for  public  improvements  within  the  city  of 
Hartford  shall  bear  interest  at  the  rate  of  four  per  cent,  per 
annum,  from  the  time  a  certificate  of  lien  therefor,  upon  the 


ORDINANCES. 


41 


property  assessed,  has  been  lodged  for  record  with  the  town 
clerk,  until  «uch  assessment  shall  be  paid,  which  interest  shall 
be  added  to  and  made  collectible  as  a  part  of  such  assessment. 

§  104.    Collection,  discharge  of  liens.    AU  assessments  ^j^Re^yisw.^^ 

for  benefits  by  reason  of  public  improvements,  and 'all  charges 
for  laying  and  repairing  sidewalks,  curbs,  and  gutters,  shall  be 
reported  by  the  board  of  street  commissioners  to  the  city  col- 
lector, who  shall  enter  the  same,  in  some  convenient  form,  in  a 
book  kept  for  the  purpose.  Such  assessments  and  charges  shall 
be  collected  only  by  or  under  the  direction  of  the  collector,  and 
he,  and  he  alone,  shall  be  authorized  and  empowered  to  dis- 
charge of  record  any  liens  which  have  been  or  may  hereafter  be 
filed  to  secure  them. 

§  105.  Foreclosure  of  liens.  Such  recorded  liens  shall  ch^Virsw. 
be  foreclosed  in  the  name  and  behalf  of  the  city  by  the  corpora- 
tion counsel  before  the  city  court  of  said  city  in  the  same  man- 
ner that  a  mortgage  may  be  foreclosed,  as  soon  as  the  same  can 
be  done,  unless  said  assessment  is  paid  or  said  court  of  com- 
mon council  shall  otherwise  order. 

§  106.    Sale   of   land   assessed,   when,   by   whom;cha^p^Virs2o. 

notice;  surplus,  in  case  said  assessments  are  made  by  said 
board  directly  upon  any  land,  said  land  shall  be  liable  to  be 
sold  to  pay  the  same  unless  said  assessments  shall  be  paid 
within  six  months  after  public  notice  thereof  has  been  given, 
and  said  court  shall  give  fifteen  days'  public  notice  in  accord- 
ance with  the  ordinance  relating  to  city  advertising,  of  the 
amount  of  said  assessment,  and  the  time  and  place  where  such 
sale  will  be  made,  and  at  the  time  and  place  named,  the  city 
marshal  or  his  deputy  may  sell  said  land,  or  so  much,  thereof 
as  may  be  necessary  to  pay  said  assessment  and  expenses  of 
said  sale,  and  give  a  title  thereto  to  the  purchaser,  as  in  case 
of  a  sale  of  land  for  taxes,  and  he  shall  pay  the  amount  of 
said  assessment  to  the  city  collector,  and  the  balance  of  the 
purchase  money,  if  any,  pay  over  to  the  owner  of  said  land, 
or  otherwise  dispose  of  as  the  law  may  direct. 


42  HIGHWAYS  AND  PUBLIC   WORKS. 

chI^'Vir§22.      §  107.    Sidewalks  or  gutters  made  or  repaired  by 

board,  when;  lien.  Whenever  the  owner  or  occupant  of 
any  land  fronting  upon  any  street  or  highway  in  this  city  shall 
neglect  to  make,  or  pave  any  sidewalk  or  gutter  within  the  time 
and  in  the  manner  ordered  by  the  court  of  common  council, 
or  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  keep  his  sidewalk  in  good  repair,  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  board  of  street  commissioners  to  make 
or  repair  the  same,  and  the  cost  of  making,  or  of  repairs,  and 
interest  thereon,  shall  be  and  remain  a  lien  in  favor  of  the 
city  upon  the  adjoining  premises  which  are  liable  to  be  assessed 
therefor,  but  a  certificate  thereof  shall  be  recorded,  as  is  pro- 
vided in  case  of  assessments  for  betterments  in  section  119  of 
the  cit3^  charter,  and  said  lien  may  be  foreclosed  in  the  same 
manner  that  a  mortgage  may  be  foreclosed,  or  said  city  may 
recover  the  same  of  the  party  or  parties  liable  therefor  by  an 
action  before  the  city  court  of  said  city. 

chil,'vir§28.       §  ^08.    Board  shall  conform  to  orders  of  Common 

Council.  The  board  of  street  commissioners  shall,  in  executing 
public  works,  conform  to  the  votes  or  orders  of  the  court  of 
common  council,  and  to  all  general  rules  which  said  court  may 
adopt  relative  to  the  locality,  measurements,  materials,  and 
management  of  all  public  works. 


ORDINANCES.  43 


Chapter  YIII, 
STREET  DEPARTMENT 

§  109.    Street   commissioners'   reports.     Record   of^Jp^VitV 

complaints.  The  board  of  street  commissioners  shall  report  to 
the  court  of  common  council  all  expenditures  at  least  once  a 
month,  unless  excused  therefrom.  It  shall  keep  a  record  of 
complaints,  and  faithfully  enter  therein  all  complaints  made  to 
it  concerning  streets,  highways,  lamps,  and  public  places,  and 
the  breach  of  city  ordinances  relating  thereto;  and  shall  be 
diligent  in  ascertaining  the  facts  in  such  matters  of  complaint, 
and  in  taking  just  and  necessary  action  relative  thereto.  Said 
board  shall  have  power  to  do  all  things  which  shall  be  necessary 
to  be  done  in  order  to  enforce  such  ordinances  as  shall  be 
within  the  scope  of  its  official  duties. 

§  110.  IVIay  number  houses.  The  board  of  street  com-(.j^K«^y}8^^ 
missioners  may  give  to  each  house,  part  of  a  house  or  lot,  upon 
any  and  all  streets  within  the  city  limits,  a  number  by  which  it 
shall  be  known,  and  may  alter  such  numbers,  and  renumber 
such  houses,  parts  of  houses,  and  lots  upon  any  and  all  streets 
in  the  city  whenever,  in  their  judgment,  the  public  interests  shall 
require. 

§  111.    Notice  of  intention  to  number;  hearing.    Be-    Revisas. 

fore  altering  the  number  or  numbers  of  any  house  or  lot  upon 
a  street,  or  renumbering  the  same,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
board  of  street  commissioners  to  give  public  notice  by  advertise- 
ment twice,  at  least,  in  accordance  with  the  ordinance  relating 
to  city  advertising,  the  first  publication  to  be  at  least  ten 
days,  and  the  second  publication  to  be  at  least  five  days,  before 
the  date  fixed  for  the  hearing,  to  all  persons  in  interest  to  ap- 
pear, if  they  see  cause,  and  be  heard  relative  to  the  expediency 
or  inexpediency  of  such  renumbering,  and  such  notice  having 


44  STREET   DEPARTMENT. 

been  given,  and  snch  hearing  having  been  had,  the  numbers 
thereupon  fixed  and  established  by  the  board  of  street  commis- 
sioners shall  continue  to  be  the  numbers  of  the  respective  build- 
ings, parts  of  buildings  and  lots,  until  altered  pursuant  to  the 
provisions  of  this  chapter. 

ch.^vii%9.      §  112.    Owners  to  act  in  accordance  with  orders,   it 

shall  be  the  duty  of  the  property  owner  to  number  or  renumber 
his  premises  in  accordance  with  the  numbers  fixed  and  estab- 
lished by  the  board  of  street  commissioners  under  this  chapter, 
and  in  case  any  such  owner  shall  neglect  or  refuse  so  to  do  after 
a  reasonable  notice  from  the  board  of  street  commissioners  of 
their  action  fixing  such  numbers,  the  board  of  street  commis- 
sioners are  hereby  empowered  to  remove  any  old  number  and  to 
place  upon  the  premises  the  new  numbers  designated  by  them 
at  the  expense  of  the  proprietor. 

Oct.  29,  1900. 

§  113.    Notice  of  intention  to  lay  improved  pavennent. 

The  board  of  street  commissioners  shall  give  to  all  gas,  telephone, 
telegraph,  and  electric  light  companies  doing  business  in  this 
city,  and  to  the  board  of  water  commissioners  of  said  city, 
written  notice  specifying  all  streets,  alleys,  or  highways  in 
which  it  is  proposed  by  said  board  of  street  commissioners, 
to  lay  asphalt,  Belgian  or  granite  block,  sheet  asphalt,  or  any 
"  improved  pavement,''  so  called,  other  than  macadam  or  "  Tel- 
ford," so  called,  and  shall  publish  such  notice  twice  in  accordance 
with  the  ordinance  relating  to  city  advertising,  such  notice  to 
be  so  given  and  published  at  least  six  (6)  months  before  the 
date  upon  which  it  is  proposed  by  said  board  of  street  com- 
missioners to  begin  to  lay  such  pavement.  Such  notice  shall 
specify  the  streets,  alleys,  or  highways  to  be  paved,  and  the 
respective  date  or  dates  at  which  it  is  proposed  to  begin  to  lay 
such  pavement  in  said  streets,  alleys,  or  highways. 

Oct.  29, 1900.       §  114.    Restrictions  on  disturbing  street  to  be  paved. 

No  gas,  telephone,  water,  telegraph,  sewerage,  or  electric  light 


0BDINANCE8.  46 

pipes,  conduits,  or  connections  shall  be  laid,  repaired,  replaced; 
or  removed  in  any  streets,  alleys,  or  highways  so  proposed  to  be 
so  paved  within  less  than  three  (3)  months  preceding  the  date 
when  it  is  proposed  to  begin  to  lay  such  pavement,  except  upon 
permit  issued  by  a  special  vote  of  said  board  of  street  commis- 
sioners. 

§  1 15.    Power  to  order  wires  underground.   The  board  sept.  io,i»o7. 

of  street  commissioners  are  hereby  authorized,  after  public  hear- 
ing and  notice  to  such  corporations  as  now  maintain  overhead 
electric  wires  on  city  streets,  to  order  the  same  to  be  placed  by 
such  corporations  underground,  within  such  territorial  limits 
as  said  board  may  decide  after  such  hearing  to  be  required  by 
public  interest.  No  such  order  shall  be  issued  by  the  board  of 
street  commissioners  which  shall  compel  the  building  by  any  one 
corporation  maintaining  overhead  wires  of  more  than  two  lineal 
miles  of  conduits  in  any  one  year.  No  such  order  shall  specify 
a  shorter  term  than  three  months  within  which  such  corpora- 
tion shall  be  required  to  comply  with  the  same. 

§  116.    Plans,  etc.,  supervision  of  engineering  depart-      wem. 

ment.  Before  constructing  any  part  of  any  underground  con- 
duit system,  such  corporation  shall  file  with  the  board  of  street 
commissioners  detailed  plans  and  specifications  showing  the 
location  thereof,  the  character  of  the  materials  to  be  used,  and 
the  method  of  construction,  and  shall  obtain  approval  thereof 
by  said  board.  All  construction  shall  be  done  as  nearly  as  prac- 
ticable in  accordance  with  such  plans  and  specifications  and 
under  the  supervision  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  said  board  and 
of  the  engineering  department  of  the  city.  Upon  completion  of 
such  work,  such  corporation  shall  file  with  said  engineering  de- 
partment satisfactory  detailed  plans  showing  the  work  actually 
constructed. 

§  1 17.     Joint  construction.    Whenever  the  board  of  street       Mem. 
commissioners  shall  deem  it  advisable  after  hearing  all  parties 


46  STREET    DEPARTMENT. 

concerned,  two  or  more  corporations  may  be  ordered  to  begin 
and  carry  on  their  construction  work  at  the  same  time,  and  con- 
duits for  similar  classes  of  electrical  conductors  shall  be  located 
as  closely  together  as  practicable  without  causing  mutual  injury. 

Idem.  §  118.     Removal  of  poles,  etc.     Such  corporation  shall, 

as  soon  as  its  conduit  system  is  constructed  and  ready  for  use  in 
any  street  or  streets  or  portions  thereof  remove  from  such  street 
or  streets,  or  portions  thereof,  all  its  other  electrical  conductors 
and  poles,  except  such  as  are  used  for  local  distribution  and 
such  as  may  be  permitted  by  the  board  of  street  commissioners 
to  remain. 

Idem.  §  119.     Change    of   location.     Any   authority,   order   or 

location  given  by  said  board  of  street  commissioners  may,  after 
due  notice  and  hearing,  be  revoked  or  altered  by  said  board, 
but  in  case  any  location  shall  be  revoked  a  substitute  suitable 
for  the  accommodation  of  the  service  shall  be  granted  by  said 
board. 

Idem.  §  120.     Penalty.     Any  person   or  persons   charged  with 

carrying  out  any  order  passed  by  the  board  of  street  commis- 
sioners under  the  authority  of  sections  115-119,  who  shall  fail 
to  carry  out  the  same  as  directed,  shall  pay  to  the  city  as  a 
penalt}'  or  forfeiture  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars,  and  each  day  of 
neglect  to  comply  with  such  order  after  the  time  limited  by  said 
board  of  street  commissioners,  unless  extended  by  said  board, 
shall  constitute  a  separate  and  single  offense. 

Idem.  §  121.     Trolley  wires-     Nothing  in  the  preceding  six  sec- 

tions shall  be  deemed  to  apply  to  street  railway  trolley  wires  and 
their  supporting  poles  and  span  wires. 

Rev.  1898.  §  122.  With  boapd  of  health  shall  contract  for  re- 
moval of  garbage,  etc.  The  street  commissioners,  in  con- 
junction with  the  board  of  health,  shall  have  power,  subject  to 
the  charter  powers  of  the  board  of  contract  and  supply,  to 


ORDIN-ANOBS.  47 

make  contraxjts  or  otherwise  provide  for  the  removal  and  dis- 
position of  all  offal,  dead  animals,  night-soil,  garbage,  or  other 
filth  or  refuse  matter,  and  to  require  and  receive  bonds  in  such 
form,  and  for  such  amounts,  as  said  departments  shall  jointly 
approve,  for  the  faithful  performance  of  the  provisions  of  said 
contracts,  and  to  cancel  and  revoke  all  contracts  made  by  them 
whenever  the  contractor  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  perform  any 
of  the  stipulations  thereof.  All  such  contracts  shall  be  signed 
by  the  president  of  the  board  of  health  and*  the  president  of  the 
board  of  street  commissioners  conjointly.  All  said  contracts, 
when  made,  shall  be  executed  under  the  supervision  and  control 
of  the  street  department,  but  cognizance  shall  always  be  taken 
of  any  complaint  or  request  of  the  board  of  health. 

§  123.     Joint  meetinqs.     The  president  of  the  board  of     Rev.isge. 

,       ,  .      .  ^^  X-  1,  •       1,-  •    •        Chap.  VII,  §33. 

street  commissioners  may  at  any  time,  whenever  m  his  opinion 
any  contract  is  not  being  properly  executed,  or  prompt  action  is 
required  for  the  removal  or  disposal  of  refuse,  and  upon  the 
written  request  of  the  president  of  the  board  of  health,  shall, 
within  forty-eight  hours,  convene  a  joint  meeting  of  said  board 
•f  street  commissioners  and  board  of  health. 

§  124.    Regulation  of  handling  garbage.    No  P^^s^^^^^Re^ife.^ 

shall,  within  the  City  of  Hartford,  mingle  garbage  with  ashes, 
store  sweepings,  rubbish,  or  other  indestructible  waste  intended 
for  removal,  but  such  garbage  shall  be  kept  wholly  separate  and 
apart  from  such  indestructible  waste  matter  and  in  vessels 
suitable  for  the  purpose  and  properly  covered,  and  the  same 
shall  be  separately  removed  by  or  under  the  direction  of  the 
board  of  street  commissioners  in  water-tight  covered  receptacles 
or  carts,  under  such  rules  and  regulations  as  said  board  may 
from  time  to  time  establish,  and  at  such  times,  not  less  than 
three  times  a  week,  from  May  15th  to  October  15th  in  each  year, 
and  not  less  than  twice  a  week  during  the  balance  of  the  year, 
as  said  board  may  prescribe.  Said  board  shall  make  such  pro- 
vision for  the  removal,  disposition,  or  destruction  of  such  gar- 
11 


48  STREET    DEPARTMENT. 

bage  as  shall  be  as  inoffensive  to  the  people  of  the  city  and  as 
little  prejudicial  to  the  public  health  as  possible. 

Mar.  28, 1904.  §  125.  Rubbish.  ^o  waste  paper,  old  clothing,  bedding, 
ashes,  dirt,  store  and  sidewalk  sweepings,  vegetable  or  animal 
matter  or  refuse  or  rubbish  of  any  kind,  shall  be  thrown  or 
placed  on  any  street  or  sidewalk  in  the  city  of  Hariford,  but  the 
same  shall  be  placed  in  suitable  vessels  and  shall  be  removed  in 
the  manner  provided  in  the  succeeding  section.  All  waste  paper, 
old  clothing,  bedding,  and  refuse  or  rubbish  of  a  like  nature, 
shall  be  fastened  together  securely  by  tying  or  otherwise,  and 
placed  in  suitable  vessels,  and  shall  be  kept  separate  from  all 
ashes,  store  and  sidewalk  sweepings,  dirt,  vegetable  or  animal 
matter  or  like  refuse,  which  shall  be  placed  in  other  suitable 
vessels  in  accordance  with  the  preceding  section. 

Har.  98, 1904.  §  1 26.  ReiTIOVal  of  rubbish,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
board  of  street  commissioners  to  remove  such  waste  paper,  old 
clothing,  bedding,  ashes,  dirt,  store  and  sidewalk  sweepings^ 
vegetable  or  animal  matter  or  refuse  or  rubbish  so  put  and  de- 
posited, free  of  expense  to  the  parties  depositing  them,  whenever 
it  shall  be  necessary  and  proper  for  the  same  to  be  removed, 
and  said  waste  paper,  old  clothing,  bedding  and  refuse  of  a  like 
nature,  shall  be  collected  and  removed  separately  from  said 
ashes,  store  and  sidewalk  sweepings,  dirt,  vegetable  or  animal 
matter  or  like  refuse.  Said  vessels  for  the  reception  of  such 
refuse  and  garbage  and  carts  for  removing  the  same  shall  be 
so  constructed  as  to  prevent  the  contents  from  being  blown  and 
spilled  upon  any  street  or  sidewalk. 

Mar. 28, 1904.  §  127.  Definition.  The  word  ''rubbish,''  as  used  in  sec- 
tions 125  and  126  shall  be  construed  to  mean  and  include  all 
waste  papers,  leaves  of  trees,  small  branches  or  twigs  of  trees, 
and  cut  or  waste  grass. 

Mar.  28, 1904.  §  128.  Ponalty.  The  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions 
of  section  125  shall  be  deemed  a  nuisance,  and  any  person  who 
shall   violate   said   section   and   commit   said   act   of   nuisance 


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49 


shall  be  subject  to  the  same  penalties  as  are  prescribed  in  sec- 
tion 442. 

§  129.    License  to  carry  garbage.    No  person  shall  ^e^^Rev^i^^.^ 

a  carrier  of  garbage  within  the  city  without  first  obtaining  from 
the  board  of  street  commissioners  a  permit  therefor,  which  shall 
be  revocable  at  the  pleasure  of  said  board,  and  no  person  shall 
carry  garbage  through  the  streets  and  public  places  of  the  city 
excepting  in  water-tight  covered  receptacles  or  carts,  which  shall 
be  plainly  numbered  or  otherwise  suitabl]^  marked  or  designated 
as  the  board  of  street  commissioners  may  prescribe. 

§  130.    Whose  duty  to  enforce  provisions  concerning  (.j^j«Vii!V 

garbage,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  inspectors  of  the  board 
of  health,  and  of  the  officers  and  agents  of  the  board  of  street 
commissioners,  to  see  that  tlie  provisions  of  sections  124  and 
129  of  this  chapter  are  complied  with,  and  to  report  to  the  pro- 
secuting attorney  violations  thereof. 

§  131.  Penalty.  The  violation  of  any  provisions  of  sec- ^^R^v^ij898g^ 
tions  124  and  129,  or  of  any  rule  or  regulation  of  the  board  of 
street  commissioners,  made  in  pursuance  hereof  to  govern  the 
removal  or  disposition  of  garbage,  shall  be  deemed  a  misde- 
meanor, and  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  one  dollar  and 
not  more  than  five  dollars  for  each  offense. 

§  132.    Definition  of  garbage.    The  word  '' garbage,'^  ^j^R«v^\89ft^ 

as  used  in  this  chapter,  shall  be  construed  to  mean  all  kinds  of 
offal,  swill,  or  other  kitchen  refuse,  or  waste  liable  to  decay. 

§  133.  Poles  labeled.  All  telegraph  and  telephone  com- ^^Rev^i898.^2 
panics  owning,  erecting,  maintaining,  or  using  poles  located  in 
the  highways  and  public  places  of  the  city  shall  cause  to  be 
placed  and  kept  on  each  pole  owned,  erected,  maintained,  or 
used  by  them  a  legible  and  durable  sign,  w^hich  shall  state 
thereon  the  name  of  the  company  owning,  erecting,  maintaining, 
or  using  said  pole,  and  which  shall  also  bear  thereon,  in  letters 
plainly  visible,  the  words,  "  Post  no  Bills.'^ 


50  STREET    DEPARTMENT. 

Ch]^.^vii!s48.  §  134.  Penalty.  Any  company  which  shall  neglect  to 
comply  with  the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  section  shall  forfeit 
and  pay  to  the  city  of  Hartford  a  penalty  of  five  dollars  for 
each  day  of  such  neglect. 

ch?p.ViM44  §  ^^^"     '"i"^'"9  ^^beU    penalty.     Any  person  who  shall 

wilfully  injure,  deface,  or  remove  such  signs  from  any  telegraph 
or  telephone  pole  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and, 
upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  pay  a  fine  of  five  dollars  for  each 
offense. 

Mar.  24, 1903.  g  "j  3g_     Dpain-layePS    licensed.      No   person   shall   make 

any  connection  with  the  public  sewers,  or  lay  any  drain  to  be 
connected  with  said  sewers,  or  open  any  street  or  public  way  for 
the  purpose  of  laying  or  repairing  any  sewer  or  drain  in  connec- 
tion with  said  sewers,  unless  he  shall  be  licensed  as  a  drain-layer 
as  provided  hereinafter. 

Mar.  24, 1908.       §  137,    By  whom.    Term  of  license.    The  board  of 

street  commissioners  may  license  as  a  drain  layer  any  person 
believed  by  them  to  be  entirely  suitable  and  competent,  who 
shall  apply  to  them  on  forms  provided  for  the  purpose,  and  shall 
comply  with  the  conditions  governing  said  license.  All  licenses 
shall  expire  on  the  31st  day  of  December  next  following  their 
date  of  issue  unless  sooner  revoked. 

Mar.  24, 1903.       g  1 33^    gQPjj^    condltions;     application    for    license. 

Every  person  making  an  application  for  a  license  as  a  drain-layer 
must  file  with  the  board  of  street  commissioners  a  satisfactory 
bond  of  a  surety  company  authorized  to  do  business  in  the  state 
of  Connecticut,  in  the  sum  of  two  thousand  dollars  ($2,000), 
conditioned  substantially  that  the  applicant  shall  indemnify  and 
save  harmless  the  city  of  Hartford  and  said  board  and  its  agents 
from  all  suits  and  actions  of  every  name  and  description 
brought  against  said  city,  or  any  officers  of  said  city,  for  or  on 
account  of  any  injuries  or  damages  received  or  sustained  by  any 


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61 


person  in  consequence  of  or  resulting  from  any  work  performed 
by  said  applicant,  his  servants  or  agents,  or  of  or  from  any  negli- 
gence in  guarding  said  work  or  of  or  from  any  act  or  omission 
of  said  applicant,  his  servants  or  agents;  that  said  applicant 
shall  faithfully  perform  said  work  in  all  respects,  and  shall  also 
replace  and  restore  that  portion  of  any  street  in  which  said 
applicant,  his  servants  or  agents,  shall  make  any  excavation, 
to  as  good  condition  as  that  in  which  the  same  was  before 
said  work  was  performed,  and  shall  also  keep  and  maintain 
such  street  in  like  good  condition  to  the  satisfaction  of  the 
superintendent  of  streets  for  the  period  of  not  less  than  six 
months;  and  that  said  superintendent  may  within  said  period, 
and  with  or  without  notice  to  said  applicant,  repair  such  street, 
and  that  the  cost  thereof  shall  be  paid  within  thirty  (30)  days 
by  said  applicant;  and  that  said  applicant  shall  comply  in  all 
respects  with  the  rules  and  regulations  established  by  the  board 
of  street  commissioners  relative  to  such  work,  and  with  the 
terms  of  the  permits  that  may  be  issued  to  him,  and  shall  also 
pay  all  fines  imposed  upon  him  for  violation  of  any  such  rule 
or  regulation. 

He  shall  state  in  his  application  his  actual  place  of  busi- 
ness, together  with  the  name  under  which  the  business  is  done, 
and  shall  notify  the  city  engineer  of  any  change  in  either  there- 
after. He  shall  give  personal  attention  to  the  work  done  under 
his  license,  and  shall  employ  thereon  none  but  competent  men. 

§  1 39.    Permit  to  open  street;  application.    No  licensed  Mar.  h  im 

drain-layer  shall  make  any  opening  in  a  public  street  until  he 
shall  have  applied  for  and  secured  from  the  city  engineer  a  per- 
mit for  doing  said  work.  Applications  must  be  made  on  forms 
provided  for  the  purpose,  and  signed  by  the  drain-layer  or  his  au- 
thorized agent.  They  shall  specify  the  ownership  and  location  ^ 
of  the  property  to  be  drained,  and  the  location  of  the  sewer  con- 
nection, and  shall  contain  an  agreement  to  be  signed  by  the  drain- 
layer  that  he  will  do  the  contemplated  work  in  accordance  with 
the  ordinance  and  the  rules  of  the  board  of  street  commission- 


52  STREET    DEPARTMENT. 

ers;  will  properly  restore  and  maintain  the  street  surface  dis- 
turbed for  a  period  of  six  months  (in  which  period  the  winter 
months,  December,  January,  and  February,  shall  not  be  reck- 
oned), or  if  not  kept  in  condition  satisfactory  to  the  superin- 
tendent of  streets,  will  pay  all  costs  of  repairs  thereto  which 
may  be  made  by  said  superintendent;  and  will  indemnify  and 
save  harmless  the  city  of  Hartford  from  all  damages  caused 
by  his  acts  or  omissions  while  acting  under  the  permit  applied 
for.  The  permit  must  be  on  the  ground  during  the  continuance 
of  the  work  and  must  be  shown  to  all  authorized  persons. 

Mar.84,1903.       g  '^^Q    Qj^y  engineer  to  supervise;  record.    The  city 

engineer,  or  his  authorized  agents,  shall  locate  and  supervise  the 
construction  of  all  sewers  and  drains  laid  from  their  connection 
with  the  main  sewer  or  curb  line  to  that  of  the  plumbing  ap- 
proved by  the  board  of  health  in  the  structure  drained;  shall 
give  line  and  grade  therefor  on  the  ground,  and  shall  keep  on 
file  in  his  office  an  accurate  record  of  all  work  done  under  the 
provisions  hereof. 

Mar.  24, 1903.  §  141.  RulcS  for  Oponipg  streets.  The  board  of  street 
commissioners  are  authorized  and  empowered  to  adopt  from 
time  to  time  such  rules,  regulations,  and  specifications  for  the 
conduct  of  the  work  incidental  to  street  opening  as  they  may 
deem  for  the  best  interests  of  the  city  of  Hartford. 

Mar.  24, 1903.  §  142.  ReVOCatiOfl  of  license.  Whenever,  in  the  opin- 
ion of  the  city  engineer,  or  his  authorized  agents,  any  licensed 
drain-layer  violates  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  chapter 
specially  applicable  to  him,  or  of  the  rules,  regulations,  and 
specifications  adopted  by  the  board  of  street  commissioners,  the 
city  engineer  shall  report  the  same  to  said  board,  and  if  the 
said  board  shall  find  that  the  charges  are  well  founded  they  may 
revoke  the  license  of  such  drain-layer. 

Mar.  24, 1903.  §  1 43_  Penalty.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  pro- 
vision of  sections  136-139  inclusive  shall,  upon  conviction,  be 


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fined  not  less  than  five  (5)  nor  more  than  twenty  (20)  dollars  ^ 
for  each  offense,  and  every  twenty-four  hours  continuance  of 
such  violation  shall  be  deemed  a  separate  offense;  and  such 
person  upon  second  or  subsequent  conviction  for  the  same  of- 
fense shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  ten  (10)  nor 
more  than  twenty  (30)  dollars. 

§  144.  Manholes;  license.  No  license  shall  be  granted  Jan.aa,  iws. 
to  any  person  or  corporation  to  locate  manholes  in  any  public 
street  except  upon  the  condition  that  such  person  or  corporation 
building  and  maintaining  such  manholes  shall  restore  the  street 
to  the  same  condition  as  it  was  before,  and  shall  keep  the  sur- 
face of  the  street  for  the  space  of  two  feet  outside  the  outer 
edges  of  the  frames  of  such  manholes,  paved  to  the  satisfaction 
of  the  board  of  street  commissioners.  The  size,  form,  material, 
and  location  of  all  manholes,  and  the  size,  form,  and  material 
of  all  manhole  and  water  gate  frames  and  covers  used  in  the 
streets  shall  be  approved  by  the  city  engineer.  ^ 

All  manholes  constructed  in  pursuance  of  a  license  as  pro- 
vided in  this  section  shall  be  drained  as  required  by  the  city 
engineer. 

§  145.  Covers  for  manholes.  Any  person  or  corpora-  jan.ss,  I908. 
tion  maintaining  manholes  or  water  gates  in  any  public  street 
shall  provide  and  maintain  such  covers  for  said  manholes  and 
water  gates  as  the  city  engineer  may  prescribe,  and  shall  also 
keep  in  repair  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  board  of  street  commis- 
sioners the  surface  of  the  street  for  the  space  of  two  feet  around 
the  outer  edge  of  the  frames  of  said  manholes  or  water  gates. 

§  1 46.  Penalty.  Any  person  or  corporation  violating  the 
provisions  of  the  two  preceding  sections  shall,  upon  conviction 
thereof,  forfeit  and  pay  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  twenty-five 
dollars  for  each  and  every  day  of  such  violation. 

§  147.    Licenses,  conditions  of.    All  licenses  of  the 

court   of   common   council   or   board   of  street   commissioners,  ^^*p- ^^^' §^- 
shall  be  subject,  in  all  cases,  to  the  conditions  that  the  person 
to  whom  the  same  are  granted  shall  be  liable  to  any  party  who 


Jan.  28, 1903. 


Rev.  1898. 


64  STEEET   DEPARTMENT. 

shall  receive  actionable  injury  through  the  exercise  of  such 
license,  and  shall  also  be  liable  to  indemnify  and  reimburse  the 
city  by  reason  of  the  exercise  of  such  license;  and  such  condi- 
tions shall  be  obligatory  without  other  notice  than  that  to  be 
implied  from  this  section  upon  any  person  who  shall  receive 
such  license. 

Mar.  26, 1901.  §  148.     BouncJs   Of  streets.     The  board  of  street  com- 

missioners shall  cause  the  streets  and  highways  within  their 
jurisdiction  to  be  defined  and  marked  in  the  following  manner : 
At  the  beginning  and  termination  by  stone,  steel,  or  iron 
bounds  on  each  side,  and  a  stone,  steel,  or  iron  bound  at  each 
angle  or  deflection  between  the  beginning  and  termination, 
and  at  such  intermediate  points  as  the  grades  of  the  streets  or 
their  conditions  render  necessary. 

Stone  bounds  shall  be  not  less  than  four  inches  square  by 
two  feet  in  length  with  a  mark  on  top.  Steel  or  iron  bounds 
shall  be  not  less  than  one  inch  in  diameter,  if  round,  or  not  less 
than  one  inch  square,  and  shall  be  at  least  two  and  one-half  feet 
in  length, 

Mw.se,  1901.       §  149,    City  engineer  to  set,  fix  size,  etc.   it  shall  be 

the  duty  of  the  city  engineer,  subject  to  the  approval  and  direc- 
tion of  the  board  of  street  commissioners,  to  set  such  highway 
bounds,  and  to  expend  for  that  purpose  such  appropriations  as 
the  court  of  common  council  may  annually  make,  until  all  the 
public  streets  of  the  city  shall  have  been  so  marked  and  defined ; 
and  the  board  of  street  commissioners  shall  indicate  from  time 
to  time  the  streets  and  highways  to  be  so  marked^  and  defined. 

The  size,  shape,  material,  and  manner  of  setting  such 
bounds,  subject  to  the  above  specifications,  shall  be  determined 
by  the  city  engineer,  and  such  bounds  shall  be  set  upon  the 
street  line  or  upon  such  uniform  offset  line,  parallel  thereto,  as 
he  shall  deem  advisable,  provided  that  such  offset  line  shall  be 
at  uniform  distance  from  the  street  line  which  it  is  intended  to 
define. 

§  150.     Street  sprinkling.     Except  as  it  may  be  the  duty 


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of  street  railway  companies  under  acceptance  of  the  resolution 
of  the  court  of  common  council,  March  19,  1894,  and  as  subse- 
quently amended,  to  water  or  sprinkle  portions  of  streets,  the 
city  of  Hartford  shall  sprinkle  streets  or  portions  of  streets 
designated  by  the  board  of  street  commissioners.  Said  watering 
or  sprinkling  shall  be  done  at  such  times  and  in  such  manner 
as  said  board  may  direct,  except  as  hereinafter  stated.  Said 
board  is  authorized  to  purchase  such  watering  or  sprinkling 
carts  and  devices  as  may  be  necessary  or  convenient  for  the  use 
of  said  city,  or  to  secure  through  the  board  of  contract  and 
supply  a  contract  with  the  lowest  responsible  bidder  for  such 
watering  or  sprinkling. 

§  151.  Assessment.  The  entire  cost  of  sprinkling  such 
portions  of  the  streets  shall  be  assessed  as  special  benefits  upon 
the  real  estate  and  interest  therein  abutting  on  such  streets  or 
portions  thereof,  the  city  being  chargeable  with  street  intersec- 
tions. Such  real  estate  and  interest  therein  are  hereby  declared 
to  be  benefited  by  such  sprinkling  in  proportion  to  their  several 
and  respective  frontages  upon  such  streets  or  portions  thereof. 
The  procedure  of  said  board  and  manner  of  assessment  of  the 
cost  of  said  sprinkling  shall  be  as  follows: 

Before  the  work  of  sprinkling  in  any  year  shall  be  begun, 
said  board  shall  publish  twice  in  two  daily  newspapers,  in 
accordance  with  the  ordinance  relating  to  city  advertising,  a 
list  of  all  streets  or  parts  of  streets  intended  to  be  sprinkled 
during  such  year,  and  an  estimated  assessment  of  the  cost  of  such 
work  per  front  foot  of  the  land  abutting  on  such  streets  or  parts 
thereof,  together  with  a  notice  to  all  persons  who  may  be  in- 
terested in  such  estimated  assessment  or  in  the  Sprinkling  of 
streets,  to  appear  before  said  board  on  a  day  to  be  designated 
in  said  notice,  and  be  heard  relative  to  such  assessment  or  to 
such  sprinkling.  Said  board  may  then  revise  such  assessment 
or  such  list  of  streets  to  be  sprinkled,  as  it  shall  see  fit,  in  view 
of  the  objections  or  petitions  of  any  such  persons. 

§  152.  Assessment,  Con.  After  such  work  of  sprink- 
ling shall  be  completed,  said  board  shall  compute  the  actual 


56  STREET    DEPARTMENT. 

cost  of  such  sprinkling  per  front  foot  of  land  abutting  on 
each  street  or  part  of  a  street  sprinkled.  In  case  such  actual 
cost  shall  be  less  than  the  estimated  assessment  per  front 
foot  referred  lo  in  section  151,  said  board  shall  make  a  pro- 
portionate deduction  therefrom,  but  in  no  case  shall  such 
assessment  per  front  foot  be  greater  than  the  estimated  as- 
sessment aforesaid.  Said  board  shall  make  a  list,  as  of 
October  1st,  of  the  current  year,  of  all  persons  owning 
lands  abutting  upon  streets  so  sprinkled,  and  shall  compute 
the  amount  to  be  finally  assessed  upon  each,  and  shall  report 
the  same  to  the  court  of  common  council.  Said  court  of  common 
council  shall  accept  said  report,  with  such  amendments  as  it 
shall  deem  proper,  provided  that  the  assessment  upon  no  person 
shall  be  made  greater  per  front  foot  than  the  estimated  assess- 
ment aforesaid.  Said  court  shall  fix  a  day  upon  which  said 
assessment  shall  become  due  and  payable,  and  shall  report  said 
assessment  to  the  collector  and  said  assessment  shall  thereupon 
become  binding  and  conclusive  upon  all  parties. 

§  153.  Extra  sprinkling,  in  case  the  board  of  street 
commissioners  shall  in  any  year  deem  it  desirable  to  water 
any  one  or  more  streets  or  parts  of  streets  not  included  in  the 
original  list,  it  shall  first  publish  a  special  notice  in  the  manner 
provided  for  the  general  notice  in  section  151,  giving  the  name 
or  names  of  such  one  or  more  streets  or  parts  of  streets,  a 
statement  of  the  estimated  assessment  per  front  foot,  and  a 
notice  of  hearing  as  provided  in  section  151,  and  it  may  after 
hearing  proceed  to  water  such  one  or  more  streets  or  parts  of 
streets  and  to  make  assessments  therefor  as  in  the  case  of  streets 
or  parts  thereof  in  the  original  list. 

§  154.  Collection,  lien.  The  collector  shaU  proceed  to 
collect  all  such  assessments  for  street  sprinkling  from  the  owners 
of  the  lands  assessed  as  soon  as  such  assessments  become  due  by 
vote  of  the  court  of  common  council.  Each  such  assessment 
shall  be  and  remain  a  lien  upon  such  land  from  the  first  day  of 
October  of  the  current  year,  provided,  that  such  assessment  shall 
not  remain  a  lien  for  a  longer  period  than  two  months  after  the 
day  upon  which  it  shall  become  due  and  payable,  unless  within 


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that  time  the  collector  shall  lodge  with  the  town  clerk  of  the 
town  of  Hartford  for  record  a  certificate  of  lien  for  such  assess- 
ment, signed  by  him  as  collector,  describing  with  reasonable  cer- 
tainty the  amount  assessed  and  the  lands  upon  which  it  was  as- 
sessed, and  stating  that  such  assessment  was  made  for  street 
sprinkling. 

§  155.    Care   of  trees   in   highways.    Any  and  all  Mar.i2,iw7. 

powers,  duties  and  authority  of  the  city  in  reference  to  the  care, 
control,  preservation  and  removal  of  trees  now  or  hereafter 
standing  in  the  highways  within  said  city,  and  the  setting  out 
of  additional  trees,  shrubs  or  vines  within  such  highways,  are 
hereby  imposed  upon  the  board  of  street  commissioners  of  the 
city  of  Hartford. 

§  156.  City  forester.  Said  board  of  street  commis-  Wem. 
sioners  may,  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  out  the  provisions  of 
section  155  hereof,  appoint,  and  ^from  time  to  time  remove,  a 
city  forester,  who  shall,  in  general,  act  under  the  direction  of  the 
board  of  street  commissioners  in  reference  to  the  duties '  placed 
upon  said  board  by  section  155  hereof,  and  shall  perform  such 
other  special  duties  in  reference  to  trees  in  highways  as  may  be 
required  of  him  by  said  board  under  the  provisions  of  the 
charter  and  ordinances  of  the  city  and  the  laws  of  the  state. 

§  157.  Report  of  forester.  Said  city  forester  shall  an-  idem, 
nually,  or  oftener  at  the  discretion  of  said  board,  report  in 
writing  thereto,  stating  what  he  has  done  in  the  performance  of 
his  duties  and  what  he  recommends  shall  be  done  by  the  board 
of  street  commissioners  or  other  municipal  authorities  in  refer- 
ence to  the  preservation  of  trees  now  standing  in  the  highways 
of  said  city  and  the  setting  out  of  additional  trees,  shrubs  and 
vines. 

§  158.  Payment  of  forester.  The  board  of  street  com-  idem^ 
missioners  shall  annually  in  its  request  to  the  board  of  finance 
and  the  court  of  common  council  for  the  expenses  of  said 
board,  include  therein  an  item  for  the  pay  of  such  city  forester, 
which  shall  not  be  more  than  $5.00  per  day,  and  the  estimated 
necessary  expenses  of  carrying  out  its  duties  under  the  preceding 
three  sections. 


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Chapter  IX. 
FIRE  DEPARTMENT. 

chap.Vmf'si.  §  159.  Fire  board.  There  shall  be  a  board  of  fire  com- 
missioners  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  consisting  of  six  electors  of 
said  city,  and  each  commissioner  shall  hold  his  office  for  three 
years  and  until  his  successor  is  appointed  and  qualified. 

ch?pVia§2.  §  160.  Payment  of  expenses.  No  pay  shall  be  allowed 
any  of  such  commissioners  for  any  services  rendered  by  him  in 
the  discharge  of  his  duties  as  such  commissioner ;  bjiit  his  neces- 
sary expenses  and  disbursements  in  the  execution  of  the  duties 
of  his  office  shall  be  paid  from  the  city  treasury,  when  allowed 
by  the  court  of  common  council. 

chS,Vin!§8.  §  161.  President.  Said  board  shall  appoint  one  of  their 
number  president,  who  shall  be  the  executive  officer  of  the  board, 
and  serve  at  their  discretion,  with  such  powers  and  duties  as 
they  shall  prescribe. 

Mar.  26, 1907.  g  ^  g2^  Q|gp|^_  rpj^^  ^^^^^  ^f  ^^^  commissioners  shall  ap- 
point some  person  to  act  as  clerk  of  said  board  to  keep  the 
records  thereof  and  to  perform  such  other  duties  as  may  be  pre- 
scribed by  said  board  or  by  the  court  of  common  council.  He 
shall  devote  his  entire  time  during  ordinary  business  hours  to 
the  work  of  the  department.  He  shall  hold  his  position  during 
good  behavior,  and  shall  be  removed  only  for  cause,  which  shall 
not  be  political. 

ch5J.\\T§6.       §  163.    Management  of  fire  department.    Said  board 

shall  have  the  general  management  and  control  of  the  fire 
department  of  said  city  in  the  manner  hereinafter  provided, 
subject,  however,  to  the  ordinances  of  the  city  and  to  the  orders 
of  the  court  of  common  council. 


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69 


§  1 64.  Appointments,  suspensions.  The  fire  commis-  cn^pViXse. 
sioners  shall  have  power  to  appoint  the  requisite  number  of  per- 
sons to  perform  the  duties  of  their  several  positions  as  set  forth 
in  this  chapter,  who  shall  hold  their  places  during  good  be- 
havior, and  until  removed  for  cause.  But  no  person  shall  be 
appointed  to  any  office  without  the  assent  of  at  least  four  of 
said  commissioners.  Said  commissioners  shall  have  power  to 
suspend  or  expel  any  member  of  any  company,  and  to  disband 
or  reorganize  any  company. 

§  165.    Rules,  uniforms,  discipline,  record,    it  shall  be    Sp/^i^n, 

their  duty  to  prescribe  the  specific  duties  of  each  employee  by  ^^^^'  ^'  ^^' 
rules  and  regulations  to  be  adopted^  by  them,  and  they  shall  have 
power  from  time  to  time  to  alter,  repeal  or  amend  the  same. 
They  shall  adopt  suitable  uniforms  to  be  worn  by  the  officers  and 
employees.  They  shall  be  responsible  for  the  discipline  and 
proper  conduct  of  the  officers  and  employees  of  the  department. 
They  shall  keep  a  record  of  all  their  proceedings,  subject  to  the 
inspection  of  the  mayor  and  members  of  the  court  of  common 
council. 

§  166.    Purchase  and  care  of  apparatus,    it  shall  be  Feb.  13,1900. 

the  duty  of  said  board,  subject  to  the  charter  powers  of  the 
board  of  contract  and  supply,  to  purchase  for  the  city  such 
apparatus  and  other  personal  property  as  may  be 'necessary  for 
the  wants  of  the  department;  to  sell  or  exchange  the  same 
in  the  manner  provided  by  the  ordinances  of  the  city;  and 
to  make  or  cause  to  be  made  necessary  alterations,  additions 
or  repairs  to  the  property  under  their  care,  whether  real  or 
personal,  having  first  estimated  the  probable  expense  of  the  same. 
No  real  estate,  however,  shall  be  purchased,  sold  or  exchanged  by 
said  board  without  the  authority  of  the  court  of  common 
council. 

§  1 67.     Officers.     There  shall  be  the  following  officers  of     Rev.  i898. 
the  fire  department:   Chief  of  the  fire  department,  deputy  chief  ^^*^*  ^™'  ^^' 
of  the  fire  department,  second  deputy  chief  of  the  fire  depart- 


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FIRE    DEPARTMENT. 


ment,  third  deputy  chief  of  the  fire  department,  electrical  in- 
spector, assistant  electrical  inspector.  Of  these  all  shall  be  per- 
manent men  except  the  second  and  third  deputy  chiefs,  who 
shall  be  callmen. 

Chap*  vm,  §13.  §  1 68.  Duties  of  chief.  The  chief  shall  have  command 
of  the  fire  department  and  general  supervision  of  the  fire  ap- 
paratus and  of  the  engine  and  other  houses  of  the  city  used  for 
the  purposes  of  the  fire  department,  and  he  shall  report  the  con- 
dition of  the  same  to  the  board  of  fire  commissioners  as  often  as 
it  may  be  expedient  and  whenever  directed  by  said  board  or  the 
court  of  common  council.  He  shall  give  his  undivided  atten- 
tion to  the  duties  of  his  office.  It  sliall  be  the  duty  of  said  chief 
to  receive  and  transmit  to  the  said  fire  commissioners,  for  the 
use  of  the  court  of  common  council,  all  the  returns  of  the 
officers,  members,  and  fire  apparatus  made  by  the  respective  com- 
panies, and  all  other  communications  relating  to  the  affairs  of 
the  fire  department;  to  keep  proper  and  exact  rolls  of  the 
respective  companies,  specifying  the  time  of  admission  and 
discharge,  and  age  of  each  member,  which  he  shall  report  in 
writing  to  said  fire  commissioners,  who  shall  safely  file  and 
preserve  such  reports, 

cha^*'viiMi4.  §  ^^^'  ^^GP^ty  chiefs.  In  case  of  the  absence  or  dis- 
ability of  the  chief,  the  deputy  chief  shall  act  in  his  stead 
and  exercise  all  his  powers.  In  case  of  the  absence  or  disability 
of  the  chief  and  deputy  chief,  the  second  deputy  chief,  and  in 
ease  of  his  absence  or  disability  also,  the  third  deputy  chief, 
shall  act  in  the  stead  of  and  exercise  all  the  powers  of  the  chief. 

Key.  1898.  §  170.     PoHce   pOWefS   of   officers.     The  chief  and  his 

deputies  are  hereby  authorized  to  exercise  the  powers  of  police 
officers  in  going  to,  while  at,  and  returning  from  any  fire  that 
may  occur,  or  any  fire  alarm;  and  they  shall  have  the  use  and 
control  of  any  and  all  the  hydrants  and  reservoirs  belonging  ta 
the  city  during  the  continuance  of  fires. 


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61 


The  chief,  and  in  case  of  his  absence  the  senior  deputy  chief  ch5>^  viiTiai. 
present,  shall  have  authority,  in  case  the  duties  of  the  depart- 
ment require  it,  to  interrupt  and  prevent  travel  upon  any  high- 
way or  highways  or  portion  thereof  for  such  period  as  he  may 
deem  necessary,  and  to  remove  any  person  or  property  from 
such  highway  or  highways  or  portions  thereof  or  from  private 
property  in  the  vicinity  of  the  fire.  If  any  person  shall  remove 
or  assist  in  removing  any  property  or  obstruction  placed  in, 
upon  or  across  any  such  highway  or  highways  or  portions 
thereof,  or  premises  in  the  care  of  the  fire  department  during 
a  fire,  by  the  fire  department  in  the  course  of  its  duties,  or  if 
any  person  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  obey  any  order  or  command 
of  any  officer  of  the  fire  department  in  charge  at  a  fire,  he  shall 
be  fined  five  dollars. 

§  171-    Duties  of  electrical  inspectors,  lineman,    it    Rev.isgs. 

shall  be  the  duty  of  the  electrical  inspector  and  the  assistant 
electrical  inspector  to  have  charge  of  the  fire  alarm  service  and 
of  the  police  telegraph  system.  It  shall  further  be  their  duty 
to  inspect  as  often  as  may  be  necessary,  all  wires  or  conduits 
for  carrying  currents  of  electricity  within  the  city  of  Hartford, 
and  to  report  forthwith  to  the  party  owning  or  operating  such 
wires  or  conduits  any  and  all  structural  and  other  defects  in 
the  placing,  location  or  operation  of  the  same,  and  which,  in 
the  judgment  of  such  inspector  or  assistant  are,  or  may  become, 
dangerous  to  person  or  property,  and  to  suggest  such  remedy  for 
amy  such  defects  as  they  may  think  best  suited  to  meet  the 
circumstances  of  the  case.  They  shall  also  cause  to  be  removed 
all  wires  not  in  service,  and  such  as  are  commonly  known  as  dead 
wires,  and  shall  report  to  the  court  of  common  council  for  action 
all  cases  in  which  the  party  owning  or  controlling  the  same 
shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  remove  them,  after  notice  from  the 
electrical  inspector  or  his  assistant  in  writing  so  to  do,  and  they 
shall  require  the  parties  ownihg  or  operating  any  dangerous  or 
defective  wire  or  wires  to  remedy  the  difficulty  immediately,  in 
accordance  with  their  suggestion,  or  to  their  satisfaction.  In 
case  of  emergency  the  electrical  inspector  or  his  assistant  may 


62  FIRE   DEPARTMENT. 

take  summary  measures  for  removing  such  wires  as  may  be, 
from  their  continued  existence,  dangerous  to  persons  or  property. 
There  shall  be  a  lineman  who  shall  assist  the  electrical  in- 
spector and  be  subject  to  his  orders. 

Rev.  1898.        §  172.    Repoft  by  electrical  inspector  of  neglect  to 

Chap.  VIII,  §27.  QQjy^piy  ^jj]^  i^jg  ()p(j9ps.  Should  any  party  refuse  or  neglect 
to  comply  within  a  reasonable  time  with  such  requirements  of 
the  electrical  inspector  or  his  assistant,  he  shall  report  that  fact 
to  the  court  of  common  council  at  its  next  meeting,  and  request 
action  thereon,  and  shall  submit  with  such  report  a  draft  of 
such  order  as,  in  his  judgment,  shall  be  required  in  the  premises, 
and  shall  recommend  the  passage  of  the  same;  and  the  common 
council,  at  the  same,  or  its  next  subsequent  meeting,  shall  act 
upon  such  order,  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  the  general 
statutes  of  the  state  relating  to  the  direction  and  control  of 
electrical  construction  by  municipal  bodies. 
See  E.  S.  3905. 

Rev.  1898.  §  173.     FiPC   COmpanleS.     There  shall  be  the  following 

Chap,  vni,  §7.  ^  . 

fire  companies  : 

Engine  Companies  Nos.  3  and  4.  Two  steam  self-propelling 
fire-engine  companies,  each  consisting  of  the  following  em- 
ployees :  One  foreman,  one  engineer,  one  stoker,  one  tillerman, 
one  hose  driver,  and  four  hosemen. 

Engine  Companies  Nos.  1  and  2.  Two  steam  fire-engine 
companies,  each  consisting  of  the  following  employees:  One 
foreman,  who  shall  also  be  a  pipeman,  one  engineer,  one  stoker, 
one  engine  driver,  one  hose  driver,  and  three  hosemen. 

Engine  Companies  Nos.  5,  6,  7,  and  8.  Four  steam  fire-en- 
gine companies,  each  consisting  of  the  following  employees: 
One  engineer,  one  engine  driver,  one  hose  driver,  and  one  stoker, 
who  shall  be  permanent  men ;  and  one  foreman,  two  bunkers, 
and  six  hosemen,  who  shall  be  callmen. 

Engine  Company  No.  12.  A  steam  fire-engine  company  con- 
sisting of  the  following  employees:   One  foreman,  who  shall  also 


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68 


be  a  pipeman,  one  engineer,  one  engine  driver,  one  hose  driver, 
and  an  additional  pipeman,  all  of  whom  shall  be  permanent 
men;    and  three  bunkers  and  three  hosemen  who  shall  be  call- 


men. 


Engine  and  Truck  Company  No.  14.  Consisting  of  the  fol- 
lowing employees:  One  foreman,  who  shall  also  be  a  pipeman, 
one  engineer,  one  engine  driver,  one  hose  driver,  one  truck  driver, 
one  stoker,  two  hosemen,  and  four  laddermen. 

Chemical  Companies  Nos.  9,  10,  and  11.  Consisting  of  the 
following  employees:  One  driver,  one  assistant  driver,  and  two 
pipemen,  who  shall  be  permanent  men.  One  of  said  men  shall 
be  designated  as  foreman  of  his  company  by  the  board  of  fire 
commissioners. 

One  truck  company  consisting  of  the  following  employees: 
One  foreman,  two  drivers,  one  assistant  driver,  two  tillermen, 
and  nine  laddermen  who  shall  be  permanent  men. 

§  174.  Additional  men.  The  board  of  fire  commission-  Mar.is,  i906. 
ers  are  hereby  authorized  to  employ  from  time  to  time  addi- 
tional men  for  such  work  in  the  fire  department  as  they  shall 
respectively  be  assigned  to  perform  to  act  in  the  place  and  stead 
of  regular  employees  and  permanent  substitutes  when  such  per- 
manent men  and  substitutes  are  absent  on  vacation,  provided 
however,  that  at  no  time  the  number  of  such  additional  men  in 
the  employ  of  the  fire  department  shall  exceed  ten.  The  pay 
of  such  additional  men  while  so  employed  shall  be  at  the  rate  of 
eight  hundred  dollars  per  year. 

Said  board  is  authorized  to  employ  thirteen  permanent  sub-    Feb.  26, 1907. 
stitutes. 

§  175.    Foremen  of  engine  companies.    All  foremen  juiy  10,1907. 

of  engine  companies  who  are  callmen  shall  hereafter  during  the 
hours  from  11  o'clock  P.  M.  to  5  o'clock  A.  M  on  all  days,  vaca- 
tion time  excluded,  remain  in  their  respective  engine  houses 
except  when  called  outside  by  their  duties  as  firemen. 

§  176.    Engineers  of  fire  engines  to  be  machinists.  ^^chfp!Vii?s9. 

person  shall  hereafter  be  appointed  to  the  position  of  engineer 
12 


64  FIRE    DEPARTMENT. 

of  any  steam  fire-engine  company  unless  he  shall  be  a  practical 
machinist. 

cS^yni,  §  177.     Equipment  of  fire  companies.     The  steam  fire- 

engine  companies  shall  each  have  one  steam  fire-engine,  one 
hose  wagon,  and  necessary  horses,  hose  and  apparatus.  The 
Steam  Engine  and  Truck  Company  ISTo.  14  shall  have  one  steam 
engine,  one  hose  wagon,  and  one  truck  and  necessary  horses, 
hose,  and  apparatus.  The  chemical  engine  companies  shall  each 
have  one  chemical  engine  and  necessary  horses  and  apparatus. 
Said  companies  shall  be  located  at  such  points  as  the  commis- 
sioners shall  designate. 

ch^\iiT§22.  §  178.  Demolition  of  buildings.  Whenever  it  shall  be 
necessary  to  demolish  any  building  in  said  city,  in  order  to  stop 
the  progress  of  fire,  the  chief  may  cause  the  same  to  be  done, 
having  first  obtained  the  consent  of  the  mayor  thereto,  or,  in 
the  absence  of  the  mayor,  the  consent  of  any  fire  commissioner. 

cha^!viii%.  §179.  Gifts;  penalty.  No  officer  or  member  of  the  fire 
department  shall  demand  or  accept  from  any  person  or  persons, 
directly  or  indirectly,  any  money,  present,  or  other  valuable 
article  for  any  services  rendered  or  to  be  rendered,  except  the 
pay  or  legal  charges  as  prescribed  by  the  ordinances  of  said  city ; 
and  every  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be 
immediately  discharged  from  the  service  of  said  department, 
and  shall  forfeit  all  claim  to  any  money  due  him  from  said  city 
for  services  rendered. 

chapVinV  §  ^^^'  ^^^^^  alarm;  penalty.  if  any  person  shall 
knowingly  give  a  false  alarm  of  fire  in  said  city,  or  shall  know- 
ingly proclaim  that  any  fire  is  extinguished  or  out  when  it  is 
not,  such  person  shall  be  fined  twenty  dollars. 

cha?viiM25.    §  181.    Naked  light  in  barn;    penalty,    if  any  person 

shall  carry  into  any  barn  or  hayloft  any  lighted  candle  or 
lamp  not  enclosed  in  a  lantern,  or  any  lighted  cigar  or  pipe, 
such  person  shall  be  fined  five  dollars. 

Rev.  1898.^       §  182.    Ponalty  for  wrongfully  wearing  uniform,    if 

any  person  not  a  member  of  the  fire  department  shall  use  the 


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65 


uniform  determined  upon  by  the  fire  commissioners,  or  any  part 
thereof,  such  person  or  persons  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  five 
dollars,  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollars  for  each  and  every 
offense. 

§  183.    Penalty  for  injury  to  apparatus,   if  any  person  ^j^ev^g98.^^g 

or  persons  shall  injure,  deface,  or  in  any  manner  destroy  any 
city  fire  apparatus,  or  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  hinder  or 
obstruct  any  city  fire  company,  hose,  or  truck  company  or  any 
member  thereof,  from  freely  passing  along  the  streets  of  the 
city  to  or  from  a  fire,  or  in  any  manner  hinder  or  prevent  any 
of  said  fire  companies,  or  any  member  of  the  same,  from  operat- 
ing at  any  fire,  each  and  every  person  or  persons  so  hindering, 
obstructing,  or  preventing,  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  five  dol- 
lars, nor  more  than  twenty  dollars  for  each  offense. 

§  184.    Treatment  of  injured  firemen.    The  necessary  jmyio,  im 

expenses  hereafter  incurred  by  any  member  of  the  fire  depart- 
ment in  being  treated  for  injuries  sustained  while  in  the  actual 
performance  of  duty  shall  be  paid  by  the  city  of  Hartford  out 
of  the  general  appropriation  for  the  fire  department  as  herein- 
after provided.  Such  expenses,  except  first  aid  and  minor  in- 
juries, shall  not  be  paid  unless  they  be  incurred  by  or  on  account 
of  such  injured  fireman  for  treatment  at  a  regularly  incorporated 
hospital  and  in  accordance  with  the  report  and  recommenda- 
tions of  the  board  of  fire  commissioners  to  the  court  of  com- 
mon council.  Upon  such  recommendation  of  the  board  of  fire 
commissioners  the  court  of  common  council  shall  order  the 
controller  to  draw  his  order  upon  the  treasurer  for  the  payment 
of  the  amount  so  recommended. 


ft6  '  POLICE    DEPARTMENT. 


Chapter  X. 
POLICE  DEPAKTMENT. 

Rev  1898  §185.     PolJCe  boapd.     There  shall  be  a  board  of  police 

commissioners  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  consisting  of  six  electors 
of  said  city,  and  each  commissioner  shall  hold  his  office  for  three 
years  and  until  his  successor  is  appointed  and  qualified. 

cSpiT§2.  §  ^^^'  P^yniSnt  of  expenses.  No  pay  shall  be  allowed 
to  members  of  the  board  of  police  commissioners  for  any  service 
rendered  by  them,  but  the  actual  expenses  and  disbursements  of 
said  board  incurred  in  the  performance  of  its  duties  shall  be 
paid  from  the  city  treasury  when  allowed  by  the  court  of  com- 
mon council. 

Rev.  1898.  §  187.     PoWCrS.     Said  commissioners  shall  have  the  gen- 

eral  management  of  the  police  department  of  said  city,  and 
make  all  needful  rules  and  regulations  for  the  government 
thereof,  not  contrary  to  law,  and  subject  to  the  orders  of  the 
court  of  common  council,  and  said  board  may  prescribe  suita- 
ble penalties,  including  suspension  or  removal  from  office  for  the 
infringement  of  its  rules. 

chap.iT§4.  §188.  Mayor  presiding  officer.  The  mayor  shall  be  ea;- 
officio,  the  presiding  officer  of  the  board  of  police  commission- 
ers, and  shall  have  the  casting  vote  in  all  cases  where  there 
shall  be  a  tie  vote  of  said  board ;  p-ovided,  that  he  shall  have  no 
vote  in  the  appointment  of  any  member  of  the  police  force. 

Rev.  1898.  ^  1 39_     ClorR.     The  board  of  police  commissioners  shall 

Chap.  IX,  §5.  '^  (••TiTi'un 

appoint  some  person  to  act  as  clerk  of  said  board,  who  shaii 
*-  keep  the  records  thereof. 

§  190.    Police    department,    how    constituted.    The 

police  department  shall  consist  of  one  chief  of  police,  one  cap- 


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6V 


tain,  one  lieutenant,  two  detective  sergeants,  who  shall  perform 
general  detective  service,  not  more  than  six  sergeants,  one  of  Mar.  12,  i90i. 
whom,  under  the  direction  of  the  mayor,  may  be  assigned  as 
inspector  of  licenses  and  public  vehicles,   one  police  matron, 
ninety  regular  policemen,  and  not  more  than  100  supernumer- 
ary policemen,  any  of  whom  may  be  called  into  service  by  the 
chief  of  police,  whenever,  in  the  opinion  of  the  board  of  police  june  29,  i8»8. 
commissioners,  their  services  may  be  needed.    Hereafter  all  ap- 
pointments as  regular  policemen  shall  be  from  the  supernum- 
erary force.     No  supernumerary  policeman  shall  be  appointed 
to  the  permanent  force  until  he  has  performed  active  service  for 
at  least  six  months.     The  board  of  police  commissioners  may 
appoint  and  employ  in  addition  to  the  ninety  regular  policemen  ^^^-  ^^  ^^^ 
above  provided  for,  ten  additional  regular  policemen  who  shall 
serve  as  patrolmen. 

§  191.    Appointments,  term,  removals,  suspensions,  ch^ap!il!V 

penalties.  AU  members  of  the  police  department  named  in 
the  preceding  section  shall  be  appointed  by  the  board  of  police 
commissioners,  and  shall  hold  their  office  during  good  behavior, 
and  until  removed  for  cause.  But  no  person  shall  be  appointed 
to  any  office  in  the  department  without  the  assent  of  at  least 
four  members  of  said  board.  And  no  member  of  said  depart- 
ment shall  be  removed  unless  upon  a  complaint  in  writing  (a 
copy  of  which  shall  be  furnished  to  him),  and  after  he  shall 
have  had  a  reasonable  time,  not  less  than  six  days,  to  prepare  a 
defense  thereto;  such  complaint  shall  be  made  to  the  board 
of  commissioners,  and  may  be  made  by  any  person  whomsoever; 
provided,  that  any  four  members  of  said  board  may  remove  or 
suspend  for  cause  any  member  of  said  department  without 
changes  being  preferred.  The  chief  of  police,  the  captain  of 
police,  the  mayor,  and  the  police  judge,  or  any  member  of  the 
board  of  police  commissioners  shall  have  power  to  suspend 
policemen  from  office  for  cause;  but  such  suspension  shall 
not  continue  for  more  than  twenty-four  hours  thereafter,  unless 
the  person  ordering  such  suspension  shall,  within '  that  time, 


68  POLICE   DEPARTMENT. 

notify  the  said  board  in  writing  of  such  suspension,  the  ground 
of  such  suspension,  and  the  names  of  witnesses  to  sustain  such 
charges.  After  notice  shall  have  been  given  to  the  accused,  the 
said  board,  or  a  committee  of  their  own  number,  to  be  appointed 
by  them,  shall  hear  and  examine  witnesses,  under  oath  or  af- 
firmation, upon  the  charges  and  in  defense;  and  said  board  may 
continue  the  suspension,  remove  the  accused  from  office,  or  re- 
store him  to  duty.  In  all  cases  in  which  the  suspension  is  con- 
tinued, the  person  suspended  shall  be  deprived  of  his  pay  and  of 
all  the  rights,  privileges,  and  powers  of  a  police  officer,  from  the 
date  of  his  suspension.  The  violation  of  any  law  of  the  state, 
of  any  ordinance  of  the  city,  or  of  any  rule  or  regulation  of 
the  police  department,  shall,  if  proved,  be  punished  by  sus- 
pension or  dismissal  from  the  force. 

ch^'^'ifV      §  192.    Residence  of  policemen.    The  office  of  any 

member  of  the  police  force  shall  become  vacant  whenever  said 
member  ceases  to  reside  within  the  limits  of  said  city. 

^^Bey.im  §  193.  Policemen  must  not  engage  in  other  occupa- 
tion. No  person,  while  employed  as  a  regular  member  of  the 
police  force,  or  an  officer  of  the  same,  shall  engage  directly 
or  indirectly,  in  any  other  occupation  for  pay,  hire,  reward, 
or  compensation  of  any  kind  whatsoever,  and  no  officer,  police- 
man, or  supernumerary  policeman,  shall  demand,  accept,  or  re- 
ceive any  compensation,  present,  or  reward,  for  services  rendered 
or  to  be  rendered,  except  as  hereinafter  provided. 

cS^'^So.       §  194.    Regulation  of  service  not  for  city.    Charge. 

Whenever  the  services  of  any  member  or  members  of  the  police 
force  may  be  required  by  persons,  other  than  the  city  of  Hart- 
ford, the  chief  of  police  may,  if,  in  his  judgment,  the  interests 
of  the  city  will  not  suffer  thereby, "  detail  such  member  or  mem- 
bers of  the  force  as  he  shall  judge  expedient,  and  shall  charge 
such  persons  for  said  services  so  rendered  such  sums  as  may  be 
established  by  the  board  of  police  commissioners,  and  which 
sums  shall  not  be  less  than  three  dollars  a  day  for  each  police- 


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man  so  employed,  in  addition  to  the  necessary  expenses.  The 
chief  of  police  shall  keep  in  a  book  kept  expressly  for  that  pur- 
pose a  true  and  correct  account  of  all  such  services  performed, 
the  names  of  the  persons  for  whom,  and  the  names  of  the  police- 
men by  whom  performed,  the  time  spent,  and  expenses  incurred, 
the  sums  charged,  the  amount  and  dates  of  payment,  together 
with  such  other  memoranda  as,  in  his  opinion,  may  be  proper. 

§  195.    Penalty  for  receiving  presents  or  reward;  for  ch^^'^i^xfjn. 
failure  to  report  outside  service,  etc.    No  member  of  the 

police  force  shall  perform  any  services  as  above  specified  except 
by  order  of  the  chief,  captain,  or  lieutenant  of  police,  and  any 
officer  or  member  of  the  force  who  shall  demand,  accept,  or  re- 
ceive, directly  or  indirectly,  any  money,  presents,  or  valuable 
articles  for  services  so  rendered,  or  to  be  rendered,  except  the 
legal  charges  as  fixed  by  the  police  commissioners,  or  who  shall 
neglect  for  more  than  twenty-four  hours  after  the  performance 
of  such  service  to  report  the  same  in  writing  to  the  chief  of 
police,  with  his  legal  charges  and  expenses,  or  who  shall  neglect, 
for  more  than  twenty-four  hours  after  receiving  such  payments, 
to  pay  over  the  full  amount  so  received  to  the  clerk  of  the  board 
of  police  commissioners,  shall  be  dismissed  from  the  force. 
And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  clerk  of  the.  board  of  police  com- 
missioners to  deposit  on  the  first  day  of  each  month,  with  the 
city  treasurer,  all  moneys  received  by  the  police  force,  in  accord- 
ance with  this  and  the  preceding  section,  and  to  take  from  the 
city  treasurer  a  receipt  therefor. 

§  196.    Fund  for  payment  of  supernumeraries.    All  Jan.  26.1904. 

moneys  received  by  the  treasurer  of  the  city  of  Hartford  for 
services  rendered  by  members  of  the  police  force,  under  the  pro- 
visions of  sections  194  and  195  of  the  revised  ordinances,  shall 
be  and  the  same  are  hereby  constituted  a  special  fund  for  the 
payment  of  all  supernumerary  policemen  rendering  special 
services  as  provided  in  said  sections;  and  all  the  moneys  here- 
after and  from  time  to  time  so  received  by  said  treasurer  shall 


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POLICE    DEPARTMENT. 


be  and  the  same  are  hereby  appropriated  to  the  police  depart- 
ment for  the  pay  of  its  members  so  employed,  in  the  same  man- 
ner as  is  provided  in  section  197  of  the  revised  ordinances. 

chSrix?|i9.       §  197.    Payment  of  salaries.    Vouchers.    Assignment 

of  fees.  The  controller  shall  draw  his  order  on  the  city  treas- 
urer semi-monthly,  for  the  pay  of  each  member  of  the  police 
force,  and  the  certificate  of  the  chief  of  police,  countersigned 
by  a  member  of  the  board  of  police  commissioners,  shall  be  his 
sufficient  voucher  therefor,  except  in  the  case  of  the  chief  of 
police,  when  the  certificate  of  a  member  of  the  board  shall  be 
sufficient.  No  fees  or  compensation,  other  than  is  herein  pro- 
vided, shall  be  charged  or  received  by  any  member  of  the  police 
department;  but  each  member  of  said  department  shall,  before 
being  qualified  for  the  discharge  of  the  duties  of  his  office,  exe- 
cute, in  writing,  a  transfer  and  assignment  of  all  his  interest 
in  any  fees  which  may  be  taxed  in  his  favor,  in  the  police  court 
of  the  city,  to  the  treasurer  of  the  city,  for  the  benefit  of  said 
city;  and  no  member  of  the  department  shall  be  entitled  to  re- 
ceive any  salary  for  any  services  rendered  by  him  until  such 
transfer  and  assignment  shall  have  been  executed  by  him  to  the 
satisfaction  of  the  board  of  commissioners,  and  lodged  on  file  in 
the  office  of  the  city  treasurer. 

Sept.  14, 1898.  g  ^qq      Leave  of  absence.     Each  member  of  the  regular 

force  of  policemen  shall  hereafter  have  a  leave  of  absence  of  two 
days  in  each  month  of  every  year. 

Sept.  14, 1898.  g  ^  gg^  VacationS.  Each  member  of  said  regular  force 
of  policemen  shall  have  in  addition  to  said  leave  of  absence  five 
days^  vacation  in  every  year.  Such  leave  of  absence  and  vaca- 
tion shall  be  without  deduction  of  pay. 

Aug.  13, 1907.  g  200.  Leave  of  absence  for  supernumerary  police- 
men. The  board  of  police  commissioners  are  hereby  authorized 
to  grant  supernumerary  policemen  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  who 
are  doing  regular  police  duty,  two  days^  leave  of  absence  with- 


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71 


out  loss  of  pay  during  any  one  month,  while  so  employed. 
J^othing  in  this  section,  however,  shall  be  deemed  to  authorize 
such  grant  unless  such  supernumerary  policeman  is  assigned  to 
pertorm  and  is  performing  regular  police  duty  for  a  continuous 
period  of  at  least  one  calendar  month. 

§  201.     Powers  of  policemen.     Each  officer  and  member  (.^^^^Ji^^qs.^ 
of  the  police  force  shall  have,  within  the  city,  the  same  powers 
as  to  the  service  of  criminal  process  and  the  arrest  of  offenders 
that  constables  of  towns  have  within  their  respective  towns. 

§  202.    Duties  of  chief.    Quarterly  report.    Records,    Rev.i898. 

complaints,  etc.  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  chief  of  police, 
under  the  direction  of  the  police  commissioners,  to  superintend, 
command,  and  be  responsible  for  the  police  department,  and 
once  in  three  months  or  oftener  to  report  its  state  to  the  court 
of  common  council  through  the  board.  The  court  of  com- 
mon council  shall  provide  him  with  an  office,  wherein  he  shall 
keep  all  the  records  of  the  police  department,  and  shall  also 
keep  a  roster  of  all  the  officers  and  members  of  the  police  force, 
and  all  reports  shall  be  made  to  him  at  said  office,  which  shall 
be  the  headquarters  of  the  department.  He  shall  receive  from 
any  subordinate  member  of  the  police  force,  and  from  every 
other  person,  all  complaints  of  violations  of  any  law  of  the  state, 
or  ordinance  of  the  city,  and  shall  see  that  the  same  are  prose- 
cuted according  to  law.  He  .shall,  from  time  to  time,  designate 
the  officers  to  attend  the  police  court,  and  to  serve  notices;  and 
in  case  of  the  absence  of  any  regular  policeman  from  duty,  shall 
appoint  a  supernumerary  policeman  to  take  his  place. 

§  203.  Duties  of  captain.  The  captain  of  police,  in  idem, 
case  of  the  absence  or  disability  of  the  chief  of  police,  shall  dis- 
charge the  duties  of  said  chief.  He  shall  also,  at  all  times, 
under  the  direction  of  said  chief,  have  the  management  and  con- 
trol of  said  police  force.  He  shall  be  on  duty  at  such  times  and 
places  as  shall  be  ordered  by  the  board  of  police  commissioners, 
and  shall  receive  and  execute  all  orders  received  from  them 
through  the  chief  of  police,  when  said  chief  of  police  shall  be 


72  POLICE    DEPARTMENT. 

on  duty.  He  shall,  in  connection  with  the  lieutenant,  have 
charge  of  the  station  house,  and  all  persons  who  shall  be  com- 
mitted to  or  confined  in  said  station  house,  shall  be  in  his 
custody  and  control,  by  whomsoever  arrested;  and  it  shall  be 
his  duty  to  inquire  into  the  charges  made  against  any  person  so 
committed;  and  he  shall  cause  them  to  be  legally  brought  be- 
fore the  police  court  for  trial,  and  shall  see  that  the  witnesses 
against  them  are  duly  summoned. 

Mar.  12, 1901.       §  204.    DutJes  of  detective  sergeants,    it  shall  be  the 

duty  of  the  detective  sergeants  to  assist  in  the  detection  of 
criminals,  to  investigate  complaints,  to  aid  in  the  preparation 
of  cases  for  trial,  and  otherwise  to  assist  in  bringing  offenders 
to  justice. 

ch^yix?§i5.       §  205.    Detention    in    and    discharge   from    station 

house.  No  person  shall  be  committed  to  or  detained  in  the 
station  house,  or  discharged  therefrom,  without  the  knowledge 
or  consent  of  the  chief  of  police,  or  captain,  or  the  lieutenant, 
when  acting  in  his  place,  and  then  only  as  provided  by  law. 

chTix?§i6.      §  206.    Duties  of  lieutenant.    Station  house.    Either 

the  captain  or  lieutenant  shall  be  at  the  station  house,  except 
when  both  are  necessarily  absent,  in  which  case  a  sergeant  or 
policeman  shall  be  deputed  by  the  chief  of  police  to  take  charge 
of  the  same ;  and  while  so  taking  charge,  he  shall  have  the  same 
authority  over  and  shall  discharge  the  same  duties  in  relation 
to  the  station  house  as  the  captain  when  on  duty.  The  lieu- 
tenant of  police  shall,  in  the  absence  or  disability  of  the  captain 
of  police,  discharge  all  the  duties  incumbent  on  said  captain, 
and  also  such  special  duties  as  shall  be  required  of  him  by  the 
board  of  police  commissioners,  the  chief  of  police,  or  captain  of 
police. 


Chap.  IX,  §  17. 


.h^r-TY  ii7  §  207.  Duties  of  policemen,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
policemen  to  obey  such  lawful  orders  and  directions  as  they 
shall  receive,  from  time  to  time,  from  their  superior  officers  re- 


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78 


specting  their  duty;  and  it  shall  be  their  duty  to  guard  the 
city  day  and  night ;  to  report  to  the  chief  of  police,  through  the 
captain,  all  violations  of  city  ordinances,  all  suspicious  persons, 
all  houses  of  ill-fame,  all  pawnbroker  shops,  and  shops  for  the 
purchase  and  sale  of  second-hand  articles,  all  gaming  houses, 
and  all  disorderly  and  suspicious  places  of  resort.  They  shall 
preserve  the  public  peace,  and  render  all  possible  assistance  to 
the  ministers  of  the  law.  They  shall  direct  strangers  the 
nearest  way  to  their  places  of  destination,  and  when  necessary 
shall  see  that  they  are  accompanied  by  a  member  of  the  force. 
They  shall,  when  necessary,  attend  the  police  court,  and  shall 
serve  the  process  of  said  court,  and  shall  be  subject  to  the  orders 
and  directions  of  said  court.  They  shall  especially  attend  to 
keeping  the  streets  and  sidewalks  of  the  city  clear  of  all  unlaw- 
ful obstructions,  and  shall  report  such  obstructions  to  the  chief 
of  police,  who  shall  take  immediate  steps  to  remove  the  same. 

§  208.     Duty    at    fires.      All    policemen    not    otherwise  ch^pTixftis. 
specially  employed  shall,  on  the  breaking  out  of  a  fire,  imme- 
diately repair  to  the  vicinity  thereof,  and  use  their  best  en- 
deavors to  save  and  secure  property. 

§  209.      Qualifications  of  policemen.    Oath.    Every  ch^a^ixfiw. 

person  appointed  to  an  office  in  the  police  department  shall  be, 
at  the  time  of  his  appointment,  a  citizen  of  the  United  States, 
and  a  qualified  voter  of  the  city,  and  capable  of  speaking,  read- 
ing, and  writing  the  English  language;  and  shall,  before  exer- 
cising any  functions  of  his  office,  make  oath  or  affirmation,  be- 
fore some  competent  authority,  that  he  will  support  the  consti- 
tution of  the  United  States,  and  the  State  of  Connecticut,  and 
that  he  will  faithfully  discharge  the  duties  of  the  office  to  which 
he  shall  have  been  appointed;  and  shall  cause  a  certificate  of 
such  oath  or  affirmation  to  be  lodged  in  the  office  of  the  board 
of  police  commissioners. 

§  210.     Discipline.      Penalty.      Every    member     of    the  ch^^^i^jo 
force  who  shall,  while  on  duty,  enter  any  drinking,  or  bawdy,  or 
otherwise  disorderly  house,  unless  to  suppress  disturbance,  or 


74  POLICE    DEPARTMENT. 

upon  the  order  of  his  superior  officer,  or  shall  interfere  in  any 
caucus  or  primary  election,  or  shall  attempt,  either  directly  or 
indirectly,  to  influence  any  elector  in  the  exercise  of  his  right 
of  voting  or  shall  attend  at  any  poll  or  voting  place  unless  so 
directed  by  his  superior  officer,  shall  be  removed  from  his  place 
in  said  department,  and  be  ineligible  to  reappointment  for  the 
term  of  one  year. 

c5p^ix?§'2i.  §  211.  Police  power  of  mayor.  The  mayor  and  the 
chief  of  police  shall  each  have  authority,  with  force  and  strong 
hand  when  necessary,  to  suppress  all  tumults,  riots,  and  unlaw- 
ful assemblies,  and  to  arrest  without  warrant  and  commit  to  the 
station  house,  for  any  time  not  exceeding  twenty-four  hours, 
any  person  or  persons  who  shall  be  detected  in  behaving  in  a 
disorderly  manner,  to  the  disturbance  or  annoyance  of  the 
peaceable  inhabitants  of  the  city ;  each  of  them  shall  have  power 
to  enter  any  house  or  building  which  he  has  reasonable  cause  to 
suspect  to  be  inhabited  by  persons  of  ill-fame,  or  to  which  per- 
sons of  dissolute,  idle,  or  disorderly  character  are  suspected  to 
resort;  and  if  any  dissolute,  disorderly,  or  vagrant  persons  are 
found  assembled  in  any  such  house  or  building  he  shall  com- 
mand all  such  persons  immediately  to  disperse,  if  in  his  opinion 
the  good  order  of  any  portion  of  the  city  require  it;  and  in 
case  of  neglect  or  refusal  to  obey  such  command,  he  is  hereby 
authorized  and  empowered  to  commit  without  warrant,  any  per- 
son or  persons  so  disobeying,  to  the  station  house  for  a  term  not 
exceeding  twenty-four  hours;  and  each  of  them  shall  have  and 
exercise,  within  the  limits  of  the  city,  all  the  powers  given  to 
sheriffs  or  other  officers  by  section  1277  of  the  revised  statutes, 
and  may  at  all  times,  if  necessary,  require  the  aid  of  any  city 
or  deputy  marshal,  constable,  policeman,  or  any  and  all  of  them, 
or  any  other  person  or  persons. 

Rev  1898         §  212.    Resistino  officer.    Penalty.    Every  person  who 

Chap.  IX,-§23.  '^  '^  . 

shall  hinder,  obstruct,  resist,  or  abuse  the  mayor,  or  any  city  or 
deputy  marshal,  or  constable,  police  officer,  or  policeman  in  the 


Ckap.  IX,  §24. 


ORDINANCES.  "^5 

execution  of  his  office,  or,  when  commanded  to  assist  him  there- 
in, shall  refuse  or  unreasonably  neglect  to  do  so,  shall  forfeit 
and  pay  a  fine  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars. 

§  213.    Crowds.    Refusal  to  disperse.    Penalty,    it  ^r^; 

shall  not  be  lawful  for  persons  to  assemble  idly  and  remain  in 
crowds  or  for  any  person  to  stand  or  remain  idly  upon  the  side- 
walks, crosswalks,  or  walks  upon  the  public  parks,  or  before  ^ 
churches,  or  before  or  within  the  cemeteries  within  the  city,  and 
all  persons,  to  the  number  of  three  or  more,  so  assembling  and 
refiising  to  disperse  when  commanded  by  the  mayor,  the  city 
marshal  or  his  deputy,  or  by  any  police  officer  or  policeman, 
special  constable,  sheriff,  deputy  sheriff,  constable,  or  justice  of 
the  peace,  and  any  person  so  standing  or  remaining  idly,  may 
be  arrested  and  forthwith  brought  before  the  police  court,  or,  if 
it  be  not  in  session,  such  person  or  persons  may  be  confined  in  the 
station  house  until  the  next  day  upon  which  it  shall  be  holden; 
and  every  such  person  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding 
thirty  dollars.  chap.  ix,  §25. 

§  214.    Peddlers.    Licenses.    No  person  who  is  not  a 

resident  of  the  city  of  at  least  three  months'  standing  shall  sell 
or  offer  for  sale  within  the  city  any  goods,  wares  or  merchandise, 
unless  he  shall  have  obtained  a  license  so  to  do  from  the  chief 
of  police.  This  section,  however,  shall  not  apply  to  occupants 
of  stores  or  shops  within  the  city  or  to  persons  selling  charcoal 
or  the  produce  of  farms  or  gardens  of  this  state.  Rev.  i898. 

Chap.  IX,    §2( 

§  215.  Fees  for  same.  The  license  required  by  the  pro- 
visions of  section  214  shall  be  in  addition  to  any  other  license 
required  by  the  existing  laws  of  this  state,  or  of  the  United 
States,  and  the  party  licensed  shall  pay  therefor  the  following 
license  fees,  viz.: 

4 

Single  team  and  hand-cart, 

Double  team, 

For  foot  peddlers,    . 

Non-residents  doing  business  outside  of  highway  and  not 
■occupying  a  shop  or  store : 


Day. 

Week. 

6  Mo. 

12  Mo. 

$1.00 

$4.00 

$10.00 

$15.00 

$1.50 

$6.00 

$15.00 

$20.00 

$1.00 

$3.00 

$4.00 

$6.00 

76  POLICE   DEPARTMENT. 

Transient,  $5  a  night,  $20  a  week. 
Permanent,  $2D  six  months,  $25  a  year. 

c5rix?§*27.  §  216.  Rag  pickers.  Licenses.  No  person  shall  en- 
gage in  the  business  of  collecting  rags,  paper,  glass,  old  metals, 
junk,  cinders,  or  other  waste  matter  within  the  city  of  Hart- 
ford, or  go  about  in  the  streets,  alleys,  and  public  places  in  said 
^  city,  for  the  purpose  of  collecting,  purchasing,  or  bartering  for 
the  same,  without  first  having  obtained  a  license  so  to  do  from 
the  chief  of  police,  which  said  license  may  contain  such  condi- 
tions as  he  may  deem  expedient,  and  shall  be  revocable  at  his 
pleasure,  upon  notice.  The  fee  for  such  license  shall  be  two 
'  dollars. 


Ch?p.''ix!?27.  §  217.  Regulation.  No  person  80  licensed  as  a  rag 
picker  shall  pursue  his  said  business  between  the  hours  of  six 
in  the  evening  and  seven  in  the  morning. 

chS^'ixT§28         ^  ^^^'     Bootblacks.     Licenses.    No  person  shall  engage 
'^-  '  in  the  business  of  boot  or  shoe  black  in  any  of  the  streets,  alleys, 

or  public  places  in  the  city  of  Hartford,  without  first  having 
obtained  a  license  so  to  do  from  the  chief  of  police.  Said  license 
shall  be  issued  without  fee  and  in  the  discretion  of  said  chief, 
and  shall  be  revocable  at  his  pleasure.  All  applications  for 
such  license,  if  by  a  minor,  shall  be  made  in  his  behalf  by  his, 
parent,  guardian,  or  next  friend. 


Chap.  IX, 


Rev  1898.        §  219.    Pemiisslon  to  use  regular  place  on  street.  No 

person  so  licensed  as  bootblack  shall  adopt  or  use  as  a  regular 
place  for  exercising  his  vocation,  any  part  of  the  streets,  alleys, 
or  other  public  places  of  the  city,  without  first  having  filed  with 
the  chief  of  police  the  consent  in  writing  of  the  owner  or  tenant 
of  the  building  or  premises  adjoining  which  he  intends  to  exer- 
cise his  vocation. 


ORDINANCES.  77 

§  220.    Expiration  and   revocation  of  licenses.    All  ch^'p^ilfssi. 

licenses,  granted  as  aforesaid,  shall,  unless  sooner  revoked,  ex- 
pire on  the  first  day  of  April  after  the  date  thereof,  and  the 
chief  of  police  shall  have  -the  power  to  revoke  any  license  already 
given  at  any  time,  for  cause. 

§221.    Badges;    marks   on   wagons.    Every  person  ^^Rey.^i^soa^ 

licensed  as  aforesaid  shall,  while  exercising  his  vocation,  wear 
conspicuously  upon  his  left  breast  a  suitable  badge  designed  and 
furnished  by  the  chie"f  of  police,  with  the  words  "  Licensed  Ven- 
der,^^  "  Eag  Picker,"  or  "  Bootblack,''  as  the  case  may  be,  and 
the  number  of  his  license  plainly  inscribed  thereon,  of  which 
badge  the  person  licensed  shall  pay  the  cost  when  the  same 
is  furnished,  and  each  such  licensed  vender,  when  using,  for 
the  purpose  for  which  he  is  licensed,  a  wagon,  cart,  or  vehi- 
cle, shall  have  plainly  displayed  upon  both  sides  of  such  wagon, 
cart,  or  vehicle,  the  words  "  Licensed  Vender,"  and  the  number 
of  his  license. 

§  222.  Record  of  licenses,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  o^J^j^^Igg 
chief  of  police  to  keep  a  record  of  all  licenses  granted  under 
this  chapter  in  a  book  provided  for  the  purpose,  giving  the 
number  and  date  of  each  license,  the  name,  age,  and  residence 
of  the  person  licensed,  and  the  amount  of  license  fee  paid ;  and 
also  the  date  of  all  licenses  revoked.  And  said  chief  shall 
further  keep  a  detailed  account  of  all  his  receipts  from  such 
licenses,  and  make  a  return  thereof  annually  to  the  city  treas- 
urer. 

§  223.     Penalty.     Any  person  who  shall  violate  or  fail  to     Rev.  i898. 

1  •.-,  /  .,  .    .  .  Chap.  IX,  §84. 

comply  with  any  of  the  provisions  of  sections  214,  216,  217, 
218,  219,  or  221  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and 
upon  conviction  thereof,  fined  not  more  than  fifty  dollars  for 
each  and  every  offense. 

§  224.    Permit  to  carry  concealed  weapons;  record,  Mar.  27,1906. 

revocation.  The  chief  of  police  shall,  in  his  discretion,  issue 
permits  to  carry  concealed  weapons.    When  issuing  any  such  per- 


78  POLICE    DEPARTMENT. 

mit,  he  shall  take  a  full  description  of  the  person  to  whom  the 
permit  is  granted  with  name,  address,  and  the  particular  reason 
why  such  permit  is  asked  for,  and  shall  state  in  the  permit  the 
term  for  which  it  is  to  continue,  and  the  said  chief  of  police 
shall  keep  a  numbered  duplicate  in  book  form  of  the  original 
permit.  Said  chief  may  revoke  for  cause  any  permit  granted 
by  him  under  this  section  before  the  expiration  of  the  same, 
and  when  said  permit  is  revoked  said  chief  shall  give  or  cause 
to  be  given  written  notice  of  said  revocation. 

May  13, 1902.       §  225.    Enfopcement  of  dog  laws.    The  powers  and 

duties  relating  to  the  administration  and  enforcement  of  the 
laws  concerning  dogs,  vested  by  law  in  the  selectmen  of  the 
town  of  Hartford  prior  to  the  act  consolidating  the  town  and 
city  of  Hartford,  shall  be  vested  in  and  exercised  by  the  chief 
of  police. 

Feb.  18, 1906.       §  226.    DoQS  to  bo  muzzled,  when.    No  dog,  unless 

securely  muzzled,  shall  run  at  large  through  or  in  any  part  of 
the  corporate  limits  of  the  city  during  such  time  or  times  as 
the  chief  of  police  shall  by  proclamation  have  forbidden  the 
same.  Such  prohibition  shall  not  become  effectual  until  such 
time  as  said  proclamation  shall  specify,  not  less,  however,  than 
forty-eight  hours  after  publication  in  a  daily  newspaper  pub- 
lished in  the  city  of  Hartford. 

§  227.  Impounding  dogs.  All  dogs  running  at  large 
Idem.  during  such  time  or  times  and  not  securely  muzzled  shall  be  im- 
pounded by  the  officers  of  the  police  department  in  a  secure  and 
proper  place  for  six  calendar  days,  at  the  end  of  which  such  dogs 
shall  be  killed  unless  the  owner,  keeper,  or  harborer  thereof 
shall,  before  the  expiration  of  said  six  days,  have  paid  to  the 
chief  of  police  or  his  deputies  the  sum  of  three  dollars  as  an 
impounding  fee  for  each  dog  belonging  to,  kept  or  harbored 
by  him  and  so  impounded. 


ORDINANCES.  79 

§  228.     Removal   from   pound.     Upon  payment  of  such       "*"* 
fee  and  upon  due  proof  that  the  dog  so  impounded  belongs  to 
him  or  is  kept  or  harbored  by  him,  such  owner,  keeper  or  har- 
borer  may  remove  the  same  from  such  pound.* 

§  229.    Offering  of  rewards;  duties  concerning.   Here-  Mayisim. 

after  the  powers  and  duties  formerly  vested  by  law  in  the  select- 
men of  the  town  of  Hartford,  relating  to  the  offering  of  re- 
wards, shall  be  vested  in  and  exercised  by  the  chief  of  police. 

*  See  1907  Public  Acts,  Chapter  167. 


13 


80  WATBB    DEPABTMBNT. 


Chaptbk  XI. 
WATER    DEPARTMENT. 

chlp.xf§i!       §  230.    Water  board;  duties,  depositaries.    The  board 

of  water  commissioners,  a  majority  of  whom  shall  constitute  a 
quorum,  shall  be  trustees  of  the  obligations  issued  by  the  city 
of  Hartford,  as  its  water  fund  (except  where  a  trustee  thereof 
is  designated  in  the  act,  or  acts,  authorizing  such  issue),  and 
under  the  direction  of  the  court  of  common  council,  may  sell 
such  obligations  at  par,  or  any  higher  rate,  or  pledge  the  same 
for  loans  to  meet  all  lawful  appropriations  on  account  of  the 
city  water  works;  and  shall  keep  a  duplicate  record  of  all 
transactions  relative  to  such  obligations,  and  deliver  one  copy 
thereof  to  the  city  treasurer.  And  all  moneys  received  or  held 
by  said  commissioners,  from  the  avails  of  the  sale  or  pledge  of 
such  obligations  shall  be  deposited  in  a  bank  or  banks  in  said 
city,  subject  to  be  drawn  out  only  upon  the  written  order  of  the 
city  treasurer. 

chip.x?i2.       §  231.    President,  election   and  duties.    Said  board 

shall  elect  a  president,  subject  to  approval  by  the  court  of 
common  council,  who  shall  devote  his  whole  time  and  atten- 
tion to  the  construction,  extension,  supervision,  care,  and  man- 
agement of  the  water  works,  under  the  general  advice  and  direc- 
tion of  the  commissioners,  and  to  such  other  duties  connected 
with  said  water  works  as  shall  be  assigned  to  him  by  the  court 
of  common  council;  and  no  salary  or  fee  shall  be  allowed  to 
any  other  member  of  the  board  for  services  as  commissioner, 
except  a  remuneration  for  actual  expenditures. 

chf  T^iQ  §  ^^^'     Contracts,  advertisements.     Said  board  of  com- 

missioners may  make  contracts  for  labor  and  materials  for  the 
construction  of  water  works,  which,  when  ratified  by  the  court 


r 


OBDINANCES.  ^1 

of  common  council,  shall  be  valid  and  binding  on  said  city; 
and  all  contracts  for  such  labor  and  materials  shall  be  in  writing 
and  executed  in  triplicate,  of  which  triplicates  one  shall  be 
kept  by  the  commissioners,  one  shall  be  delivered  to  the  city 
clerk,  and  one  to  the  contractor,  and  no  member  of  any  depart- 
ment of  the  city  governmerit  shall  have  any  pecuniary  interest, 
direct  or  indirect,  in  any  such  contract;  and  no  such  contract 
shall  be  executed  unless  good  and  satisfactory  security  for  the 
faithful  performance  of  the  same  shall  be  given  by  the  con- 
tractor and  approved  by  the  commissioners.  Said  commission- 
ers, when  not  otherwise  specially  authorized  by  the  court  of 
common  council,  shall  advertise  in  accordance  with  the  ordi- 
nance relating  to  city  advertising  for  sealed  proposals  for  all 
such  contracts,  specifying  the  time  and  place  when  and  where 
the  same  shall  be  received;  and  such  proposals,  in  order  to  be 
received  and  acted  upon,  shall  set  forth  a  specified  sum  or  price 
to  be  paid  for  all  such  labor  and  materials,  or  for  either,  with- 
out condition,  limitation,  or  alteration,  and  shall  be  accompanied 
by  a  bond,  satisfactory  to  the  commissioners,  conditioned  for 
the  faithful  execution  of  the  proposal,  if  the  same  shall  be  ac- 
cepted; and  no  contract  shall  be  assigned  or  transferred  with- 
out the  written  assent  of  the  commissioners.  Nothing  in  this 
section  contained  shall  be  applicable  to  ordinary  extensions  of 
street  mains,  or  repairs  of  the  water  works. 

§  233.    Duties  of  commissioners;    report,  accounts,    nev.im. 

claims.     The  commissioners  shall  superintend  all  construction   ^^»p-^'84. 

connected  with  the  water  works,   and  keep   a  record  of  their 

official  proceedings  in  the  matter;  and  report  to  the  court  of 

common    council    annually,    and    at    such    other    intermediate 

times  as  said  court  may  require,  a  general  exhibit  of  the  state 

of  the  works,  including  an  estimate  of  needful  expenditures  for 

new  and  additional  works  in  progress  and  all  such  other  matters 

of  information  as  they  shall  deem  of  importance  to  the  public, 

or   as   said   court   of  common   council   may   require.   And   the 

commissioners   shall  keep   regular  books   of   account,   and   all 


82  WATER    DEPARTMENT. 

claims  against  the  commissioners  or  the  city,  on  account  of  the 
construction  of  the  water  works,  other  than  those  for  ordinary 
extensions,  expenses,  and  repairs,  shall  be  presented  to  said  com- 
missioners; and  when  approved  by  them  shall  be  laid  before 
the  court  of  common  council,  which  may  allow  the  same,  and 
direct  the  controller  to  draw  his  order  on  the  city  treasurer  for 
the  amount  of  any  such  claim. 

Sept.  14, 1898.  §  234.  Watering  troughs.  The  care,  control,  and  main- 
tenance of  the  public  watering  troughs  in  the  city  of  Hartford 
shall  be  vested  in  the  board  of  water  commissioners  of  said  city. 

chlp.xfis        §  2^^-    Regulation  of  use  of  water;  rates;  collection. 

The  board  shall  regulate  the  distribution  and  use  of  the  water 
throughout  the  city ;  and  shall  establish,  subject  to  the  approval 
of  the  court  of  common  council,  prices,  terms,  or  rates  upon 
which  the  water  shall  be  furnished  to  consumers;  shall  regulate 
the  time  of  payment,  and  collect  all  water  charges.  No  con- 
tract shall  be  made  by  said  commissioners  for  the  use  of  water, 
at  any  fixed  rate,  for  a  longer  time  than  three  years. 

chapixfle        §  ^3^"    Register;    accounting  to  council;    expenses, 

surplus.  The  commissioners  shall  keep  a  register  of  the  names 
of  all  persons  contracting  for  the  use  of  water,  the  location 
where  the  same  is  used,  and  the  price  payable  therefor;  they 
shall  faithfully  account,  semi-annually,  to  the  court  of  com- 
mon council  for  the  avails  of  all  water  charges  and  other  in- 
come of  the  water  department  received  by  them.  They  shall 
apply  such  parts  of  said  avails  or  income  as  may  be  nei^essary 
in  payment  of  the  expenses  of  repairs,  ordinary  extensions, 
salaries  of  officers,  hire  of  labor  and  agents,  rents,  fuel,  and 
all  other  current  and  ordinar}^  expenses,  and  shall  hold  the  sur- 
plus, if  any,  in  trust,  subject  at  all  times  to  the  order  of  the 
city  treasurer. 


Chap.  X,  §7. 


Sx^^^V.  §  237.  Deficiency,  how  met.  Whenever  the  resources 
from  water  charges  in  any  year  shall  be  inadequate  to  meet  the 
ordinary  necessary  extensions,  repairs,  and  current  expenses  of 


OBDINANOES.  88 

the  water  works  and  the  interest  on  the  water  fund  obligations, 
the  deficiency  shall  be  supplied  by  a  tax  on  the  grand  list  of 
all  persons  liable  to  city  taxation  for  such  purpose,  and  such 
tax  shall  be  collected  in  the  same  manner  as  other  city  taxes. 

§  238.  Lien,  foreclosure.  Any  claim  or  debt  due  for  the  c?aj.'x%. 
use  of  the  water  shall  be  and  contitute  a  lien  upon  the  land, 
building,  tenement,  or  premises  upon  or  in  connection  with 
which  said  water  was  used,  against  the  owner  of  the  same,  his 
heirs  and  assigns,  until  such  claim  or  debt  is  fully  paid,  but  the 
same  shall  not  remain  a  lien  for  a  longer  period  than  three 
months  after  the  same  becomes  due,  unless  a  certificate  shall 
be  lodged  by  the  president  of  the  board  of  water  commissioners 
with  the  town  clerk  of  the  town  of  Hartford,  signed  by  said 
president,  describing  the  premises  and  the  amoimt  claimed  un- 
der said  lien.  And  said  lien  may  be  foreclosed  in  the  name  of 
the  board  of  water  commissioners  at  any  time  after  said  debt  or 
claim  is  due  and  payable,  before  the  city  court  of  said  city, 
in  the  same  manner  as  a  mortgage  is  foreclosed,  or  may  be  col- 
lected of  the  person  or  persons  liable  th'erefor  in  an  action  be- 
fore the  city  court. 


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SI  ORDINANCES. 


Chapter  XII. 
LEGAL  AND  JUDICIAL  DEPARTMENTS. 

Rev.  1898         §  239.    Corporation  counsel;  duties,  accounts,  additi- 

tional  counsel.  The  corporation  counsel  shall  bring  all  neces- 
sary suits  for  the  recovery  of  penalties  and  forfeitures  accru- 
ing to  the  city  treasury  for  violations  of  city  ordinances,  before 
the  city  court;  shall  prosecute  and  defend,  as  the  attorney 
and  counsel  of  the  city,  all  suits  or  actions  brought  by  or  against 
the  city;  shall  draft  all  instruments,  process  or  forms  of  pro- 
ceeding required  of  him  by  the  officers  of  said  city,  or  the  court 
of  common  council,  or  any  committee  thereof;  shall  be  at- 
torney for  said  city,  for  each  of  the  boards  of  commissioners 
of  said  city;  and  shall  pay  into  the  city  treasury,  as  often  as 
once  in  three  months  all  sums  received  or  collected  by  him, 
and  at  the  same  time  ^deliver  an  account  thereof  to  the  con- 
troller, deducting  from  the  amounts  thereof  any  necessary 
disbursements  which  he  shall  have  made  on  account  of  the 
city.  The  last  account  for  the  current  year  shall  be  by  him 
delivered  to  the  controller  at  least  three  weeks  before  the 
annual  city  election.  He  may  employ  such  additional  counsel 
to  aid  him  in  the  prosecution  of  his  duties  as  he  shall  deem 
advisable,  and  the  fees  for  the  services  of  said  assistant  counsel 
shall  be  paid  by  the  city  upon  the  approval  of  the  same  by  the 
court  of  common  council. 

Rev.  1898.  §  240.     Docket;     report    to    council.     The    corporation 

Chap.  XI,  $3.  ^  •  T    1         1  J' 

counsel  shall  keep  a  register  of  all  wnts  and  legal  proceedmgs 
to  which  the  city  is  a  party  or  in  which  the  city  shall  have  as- 
sumed the  defense,  and  at  the  expiration  of  each  year,  or  sooner 
if  required,  make  a  full  report  to  the  court  of  common  council 
of  all  suits  or  other  legal  procedings,  in  which  the  city  is  inter- 
ested, whether  finished  or  pending,  the  names  of  the  parties  and 
the  progress  or  results  of  the  suits. 


ORDINANCES. 


85 


§  241.    Expenses  of  City  Court.    The  contingent  ex-  o^Tx^^m. 

penditures  of  the  city  court  including  jury  fees,  shall  be  paid 
by  the  treasurer  on  the  warmnt  of  the  controller  in  the  same 
manner  as  the  expenses  of  other  departments  of  the  city  govern- 
ment. 

§  242.    Expenses   of    Police    Court.    Accounting    of  cJa^xMs. 

clerk.  The  clerk  of  the  city  police  court  shall  supervise  and 
defray  all  contingent  expenditures  in  behalf  of  the  court,  and 
shall  be  entitled  to  be  reimbursed  for  the  same,  after  being 
allowed  and  certified  by  the  judge  of  such  court,  out  of  the  fees, 
fines,  penalties,  costs,  or  moneys  accruing  to  the  city  treasury 
from  said  court.  And  all  such  fees,  fines,  penalties,  costs,  or 
moneys,  shall  be  paid  to  the  clerk  of  the  court.  The  clerk 
shall,  quarterly,  on  or  before  the  tenth  day  of  January,  April, 
July,  and  October  in  each  year,  render  an  account  to  the  con- 
troller of  all  the  receipts  and  expenditures  of  said  police  court 
for  the  quarter  ending  on  the  first  day  of  said  months,  and 
thereupon  pay  over  to  the  city  treasurer  such  sum  as  may  be 
due  to  him  from  the  city  upon  said  account.  The  controller 
shall  audit  said  account,  comparing  the  same  with  the  books  and 
papers  of  said  clerk,  and  submit  said  account  with  the  result  of 
his  said  audit  endorsed  thereon,  to  the  court  of  common  council. 

§  243.     Accounts  of  clerks.     Each   of  said  clerks  shall  ^^p^^f^jg 
keep  a  faithful  and  detailed  account  of  all  sums  accruing  to 
and  due  to  the  city  treasury  on  account  of  his  said  court,  dis- 
tributing the  items  thereof  according  to  the  various  kinds  of 
sources  of  expenditure  or  income. 

§  244.    Assistant  clerk  of  Police  Court.    There  shall  June  11,1907. 

be  an  assistant  clerk  of  the  city  police  court  of  the  city  of 
Hartford  who  shall  act  in  the  place  of  the  clerk  of  said  court 
in  the  absence  of  said  clerk.  Said  assistant  clerk  shall  be 
appointed  by  the  judge  of  said  court  for  a  term  co-extensive 
with  that  of  the  clerk  of  said  court. 


86  LEGAL  AND   JUDICIAL  DEPARTMENTS. 

Jan. 2«,  1901       §  245.    Uiiclaimed  fees  in  Police  Court.    All  witness 

fees  due  witnesses  for  attendance  at  the  police  court  of  the  city 
of  Hartford,  which  shall  remain  unclaimed  three  (3)  months 
after  the  day  the  same  shall  have  become  due  and  payable,  shall 
be  and  become  the  property  of  the  city  of  Hartford. 


ORDINANCES. 


87 


Chapter  [Jtlll. 
HEALTH  DEPARTMENT. 

§  246.    Board  of  health;  constitution.    There  shall  be 

as  a  departmeHt  of  the  city  government  a  board  of  health  com- 
missioners, which  shall  consist  of  six  persons  (two  of  whom 
shall  be  physicians) ,  all  residents  of  said  city,  together  with  the 
mayor  of  said  city,  who  shall  be,  ex  officiOj  a  member,  but  shall 
have  no  vote,  except  in  case  of  a  tie.  The  appointment  of  the 
members  of  said  board  shall  be  made  in  such  manner  as  to 
divide  the  membership,  as  nearly  as  may  be,  equally  between  the 
two  leading  political  parties  for  the  time  being.  The  members 
of  said  board  shall  serve  without  compensation,  except  as  pro- 
vided by  ordinance. 

§  247.  Appointments,  removal,  vacancies.  The  mem- 
bers of  said  board  shall  be  appointed  in  the  same  manner  and 
under  the  same  restrictions,  and  may  be  removed  in  the  same 
manner,  as  now  provided  by  law  for  the  appointment  of  mem- 
bers of  the  other  boards  of  commissioners  of  the  city.  Persistent 
neglect  to  perform  the  duties  required,  or  to  attend  the  meetings 
of  said  board,  shall  be  deemed  good  cause  for  the  removal  of  any 
member  thereof.  Vacancies  in  said  board  may  be  filled  at  any 
time  in  the  same  manner  as  is  above  provided  for  the  appoint- 
ment of  members  thereof. 


Rey.  1898. 
Chap.  XII,  §1. 


Rev.  1898. 
Chap.  XII,  $9. 


§  ,248.     President,  duties.     Said  board  of  health  shall  ap-     Rev.  i898. 
point  one  of  their  members  as  president,  who  shall  be  the  execu- 
tive officer  of  the  board,  and  serve  at  their  discretion,  with 
such  powers  and  duties  as  they  shall  prescribe.    He  shall  serve  Mch.  12, 1907. 
without  pay. 

§  249.    Superintendent  of  health,  duties.    The  board  of  Mch.  12,  iwr. 

health  commissioners  are  hereby  authorized  and  instructed  to 


Idem. 


88  HEALTH  DEPARTMENT. 

appoint  some  suitable  person,  resident  within  the  city,  a  physi- 
cian of  at  least  three  years'  practice  in  the  city  or  elsewhere, 
who  shall,  under  the  direction  of  the  board,  perform  such  duties 
in  carrying  out  the  provisions  of  the  statutes  of  the  state  and 
ordinances  of  the  city  relative  to  health  and  sanitation,  as  may 
be  from  time  to  time  required  of  him  by  such  board.  He  shall 
be  ex-officio^  its  clerk,  and  the  registrar  of  vital  statistics  for  the 
town  of  Hartford.  Said  officer  shall  be  known  as  superintendent 
of  health  and  shall  give  his  entire  time  to  the  duties  of  the 
office,  and  shall  serve  during  good  behavior  and  until  removed 
for  cause.  Said  superintendent  of  health  shall,  in  the  interim 
between  meetings  of  the  board  of  health  commissioners,  have 
all  the  executive  powers  of  said  board  and  the  president  thereof 
heretofore  and  now  vested  in  said  board  and  its  president  by 
virtue  of  the  ordinances  of  the  city. 

§  250.  Assistant  clerk.  Said  board  of  health  commis- 
sioners are  hereby  authorized  and  instructed  to  appoint  some 
suitable  person,  resident  within  the  city,  to  the  office  of  assistant 
clerk,  who  shall,  under  the  direction  of  said  board,  perform 
such  duties  as  are  especially  assigned  to  him  by  said  board.  He 
shall  give  his  entire  time  to  the  duties  of  his  office,  shall  serve 
during  good  behavior  and*  until  removed  for  cause. 

ch^rmV  §  251.  Assistants,  expenses.  Said  board  of  health 
shall  employ  at  the  expense  of  said  city  such  assistants  as  it 
may  deem  necessary  to  the  efficient  and  economical  discharge  of 
the  duties  devolved  upon  it,  and  shall  fix  their  compensation; 
provided,  that  the  whole  expense  of  administering  said  depart- 
ment shall  not  exceed  the  sum  appropriated  therefor  by  the 
court  of  common  council  of  said  city;  and  all  expenditures  so 
incurred,  and  for  whatever  purpose,  shall  be  duly  approved  by 
said  board,  and  made  and  met  in  the  same  manner  as  provided 
for  in  other  departments  of  the  city  government. 

Rev.  1898.        §  252.    Meetinos.   Report.   Room.  Said  board  of  health 

Chap.  XII,  §6.  "^  »  I  1         i»  1  XT. 

shall   meet   regularly    during   the   first   week   of   each   month. 


89 


ORDINANCES. 

and  oftener  if  necessary.  During  the  month  of  IMarcli  in  each 
3^ear  they  shall  make  a  report  in  writing  to  the  court  of  com- 
mon council  upon  the  sanitary  conditions  of  the  city,  which 
report  shall  contain  the  proceedings  of  the  board  and  its  officers 
and  agents,  and  the  names  thereof  for  the  past  year,  and  the 
statistics  of  death  as  reported  by  their  clerk,  with  such  deduc- 
tions as  shall  make  clear  the  influences  that  affect  the  health 
of  the  city  as  therein  disclosed,  and  with  such  recommendations 
as  they  may  deem  advisable.  There  shall  be  a  room  provided 
by  the  court  of  common  council,  for  the  use  of  this  board, 
properly  furnished,  for  safe  keeping  of  its  records  and  library. 

§  253.    Powers,  rules,  and  orders.   The  board  of  health 

shall  have  and  exercise  throughout  the  city  of  Hartford,  and 
over  the  navigable  waters  adjacent  thereto,  all  the  jurisdiction, 
powers,  privileges,  and  duties  which  were  by  law  vested  in,  and 
imposed  upon,  the  health  committee  of  the  city  of  Hartford, 
and  the  court  of  common  council  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  or 
either  of  them,  and  may  from  time  to  time  make  such  by-laws,  . 
rules,  regulations,  and  orders,  not  contrary  to  law,  as,  in  their 
judgment,  the  preservation  of  the  public  health  may  demand. 
Before  such  by-laws,  rules,  regulations  and  orders  shall  be 
operative  they  shall  be  published  by  said  board  in  accordance 
with  the  ordinance  relating  to  city  advertising.  Said  board  of 
health  shall  submit  such  ordinances  to  the  court  of  common 
council  as,  in  their  judgment,  are  necessary  for  the  protection 
of  the  public  health. 

§  254.     Penalty.     The  violation  of  any  rule,  regulation,  cSf^'xn'w 
or  by-law  of  the  board  of  health  made  and  published  as  afore- 
said, shall  be  deemed  a  misdemeanor,  and  each  such  violation 
shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars. 

§  255.    Order  to  abate  nuisances,    when  any  building,  chap^xiM«. 

excavation,  premises,  matter,  or  thing,  or  the  ventilation,  sewer- 
age, or  drainage  thereof  is,  in  the  opinion  of  the  board  of 


^  HEALTH  DEPARTMENT. 

health,  iu  a  condition  dangerous  to  life  and  health,  the  board 
shall  declare  the  same,  to  the  extent  it  may  specify,  a  public 
nuisance,  or  dangerous  to  life  and  health;  and  the  board  may 
order  the  same  to  be  removed,  abated,  suspended,  altered,  or 
otherwise  improved  or  purified,  as  in  its  order  shall  be  speci- 
fied; and  shall  cause  the  order,  before  its  execution,  to  be 
served  on  the  agent,  owner,  occupant,  or  tenant,  or  such  of  them 
as  are  in  the  city  and  can  be  found.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  police  of  the  said  city  to  execute  the  orders  of  the  board  of 
health,  when  so  requested  by  said  board. 

ch^'VitV.  §  256.  Hearing  on  order,  if  the  party  served  with  an 
order  by  the  board  of  health,  before  the  execution  of  the  order 
is  commenced,  apply  to  the  board  to  have  its  order  or  its  execu- 
tion stayed  or  modified,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  board  to 
suspend  temporarily  or  modify  it,  and  give  the  party,  as  the  case 
may  require,  a  reasonable  and  fair  opportunity  to  be  heard,  and 
to  present  proofs  and  facts  against  the  execution  of  the  order, 
or  in  favor  of  its  modification. 

chSj^Vi^jis.  §  257.  Abatement  of  nuisance.  Inspections,  Pen- 
alty. It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  board  of  health  to  cause  all 
matters  and  things  which  are  or  shall  be,  by  any  ordinance  of 
this  city  relating  to  health,  declared  to  be  nuisances  or  pro- 
hibited, to  be  removed  or  suppressed,  and  from  time  to  time  to 
report  all  violations  thereof  to  the  prosecuting  attorney,  that 
the  same  may  be  prevented  or  abated;  and  said  board  shall 
cause  the  public  streets  and  squares  and  private  ways  and  courts 
and  all  wharves  and  landing  places  to  be  frequently  and  care- 
fully inspected  and  purified  from  filth  and  animal  and  vegetable 
putrefaction,  at  the  expense  of  the  city ;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  said  board  or  its  inspectors  to  inspect,  as  often  as  tkey 
shall  deem  necessary,  all  slaughter  houses,  tanneries,  tallow 
chandleries,  soap  boilers,  curriers'  shops  or  works,  and  all  other 
places  of  like  nature  in  said  city,  and  if  they  shall  find  filth  or 
putrefaction  in  any  shop  or  place  by  them  visited,  which,  in 


ORDINANCES.  ^1 

their  opinion,  may  prove  detrimental  to  the  health  of  the  in- 
habitants of  this  city,  said  board  shall  give  orders  to  the  person 
or  persons  owning  or  occupying  said  shop  or  place  in  which  said 
filth  or  putrefaction  shall  be  found,  to  remove  or  bury  said  filth 
or  putrefaction,  or  to  cleanse  or  purify  said  shop  or  place  in 
such  other  way  or  manner  as  such  board  may  deem  advisable; 
and  the  said  board  are  hereby  empowered  to  give  orders  to  the 
person  or  persons  owning  or  occupying  said  shops  or  places,  in 
relation  to  the  ways  and  means  to  be  by  them  used  for  keeping 
the  same  continually  cleansed  and  purified  from  filth  and  putre- 
factioa.  All  orders  and  directions  which  shall  be  given  by 
said  board  shall  be  in  writing;  and  every  person  who  shall 
neglect  to  obey  and  conform  to  any  of  the  orders  or  directions, 
or  any  part  thereof,  so  given  by  said  board,  in  conformity  to 
any  ordinance  of  this  city,  shall  forfeit  and  pay  a  fine  not  ex- 
ceeding ten  dollars  for  every  day  that  such  person  shall  neglect 
or  refuse  to  comply  therewith. 

§  258.    Certain  trades,  licenses.   Penalty.   Any  person  ct^p^VirsH. 

who  shall,  without  permission  of  the  board  of  health,  build 
or  set  up,  within  the  limits  of  this  city,  any  kiln  or  furnace  for 
burning  or  baking  any  stone  or  earthenware,  or  other  pottery, 
brick  or  tile,  or  any  distillery,  or  shall  build  or  assist  in  building 
any  fire  in  any  such  kiln  or  furnace,  or  distillery,  or  shall  en- 
gage in  the  manufacture  or  refining  of  kerosene  or  other  oil, 
or  set  up  or  use  any  gas  house  or  gas  manufactory,  or  erect  or 
use  any  building  for  making  or  boiling  varnish,  or  for  a  black- 
smith shop,  potter's  shop,  tallow  chandler's  shop,  or  for  boiling 
soap,  or  for  rendering  tallow,  or  for  tanning  leather  or  skins,  or 
for  receiving  or  storing  green  hides  or  skins,  or  for  any  similar 
purpose,  or  keep  or  sufi'er  to  be  kept  in  any  building  or  place  in 
this  city,  any  guano,  or  other  land  fertilizer,  or  shall  use  any  ' 

building  or  lot  of  ground  for  a  vinegar  yard,  or  set  up  or  carry 
on  any  of  s^id  kinds  Of  business  in  said  city,  or  shall  engage  in 
any  business  which  shall  be  prejudicial  to  public  health,  with- 
out such  permission,  shall  forfeit  and  pay  a  fine  of  not  more 


92  HEALTH  DEPARTMENT. 

than  fifty  dollars,  and  a  further  fine  of  not  more  than  twenty 
dollars  for  every  week  the  same  shall  be  so  used  or  continued. 

Oct.  10, 1906.  §  259.  Milk  inspection,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
board  of  health  commissioners  of  the  city  of  Hartford  through 
its  officers,  agents  and  employees  to  inquire  into  and  investigate 
the  quality  of  milk  which  may  be  sold  or  kept,  offered  or  ex- 
posed for  sale,  within  said  city,  and  they  shall  make  or  cause 
to  be  made  such  examination  and  inspection  thereof  as  may  be 
necessary  to  ascertain  whether  or  not  adulterated  or  impure 
milk  is  sold  or  kept,  offered  or  exposed  for  sale  in  said  city  con- 
trary to  the  statutes  of  the  State  of  Connecticut,  or  to  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance,  and  shall  also  report  all  such  viola- 
tions to  the  prosecuting  attorney  for  prosecution  forthwith. 

Oct.  10. 1905.       §  260.    Powers  for  inspection  of  milk.    Said  board  of 

health  commissioners  shall,  by  its  officers,  agents  and  employees, 
for  the  purpose  of  the  foregoing  section,  have  the  power  to  enter 
into  any  store  house,  building  or  yard,  and  upon  any  premises 
within  said  city  where  milk  is  or  is  believed  to  be  sold  or  kept, 
offered  or  exposed  for  sale,  at  any  reasonable  time,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  making  examinations  and  inspections  as  provided  in  the 
preceding  section,  and  it  shall  be  lawful  for  such  board  of 
health  commissioners,  by  its  officers,  agents  and  employees,  for 
the  purpose  of  inspection  and  examination,  to  stop  and  detain 
any  team,  wagon  or  vehicle  within  said  city  which  is  used  in 
the  sale  of  milk  or  for  the  transportation  of  milk  which  is  to  be 
sold  or  kept,  offered  or  exposed  for  sale  or  to  be  delivered  on 
sale,  and  to  stop  and  detain  any  person  carrying  milk  which  is 
to  be  sold  or  kept,  offered  or  exposed  for  sale,  or  to  be  delivered 
on  sale. 

oct.10,1905.       §  261.    Places  of  supply;  inspection.    Said  board  of 

health  commissioners,  by  its  officers,  agents  and  employees,  is 
hereby  empowered  to  inspect  all  animals  producing  such  milk, 
the  buildings  and  places  where  such  animals  are  kept,  and  the 
dairy  and  other  places  where  such  milk  is  kept,  handled,  sold, 


OEDINANOES. 


93 


or  produced,  whether  the  same  are  within  the  limits  of  the  city 
of  Hartford  or  not. 

§  262.  Licenses.  Every  person  who  conveys  milk  in  oct.10,  i905. 
vehicles  or  otherwise  in  said  city  of  Hartford,  for  the  purpose  of 
selling  the  same  in  said  city,  or  who  produces  milk  within  the 
city  limits  for  the  purpose  of  selling  the  same  within  the  city 
limits,  shall  annually  on  the  first  day  of  April,  or  within  thirty 
days  thereafter,  procure  a  license  from  the  clerk  of  the  board  of 
health  commissioners  of  said  city  to  sell  milk  within  the  limits 
thereof,  and  shall  pay  to  said  clerk  for  the  use  of  said  city  the 
sum  of  twenty-five  cents  for  every  such  license.  The  said  clerk 
of  the  board  of  health  commissioners  shall  pay  over  quarterly  to 
the  treasurer  of  such  city  all  such  sums  collected  by  him. 

§263.  Licenses  (con.).  The  licenses  herein  provided  Oct.  io,i906. 
for  shall  be  issued  only  in  the  names  of  the  owners  of  the 
vehicles,  by  means  of  which  the  business  is  carried  on,  and  shall, 
for  the  purpose  of  this  chapter,  be  conclusive  evidence  of  owner- 
ship, and  no  license  shall  be  sold,  assigned  or  transferred. 
Every  license  shall  bear  its  special  number  and  shall  state  the 
name,  residence  and  place  of  business  of  the  licensee;  whether  or 
not  the  milk  sold  by  him  is  of  his  own  production,  and  if  not, 
the  name  of  such  other  producers  and  where  any  and  all  milk 
sold  by  him  is  produced,  livery  such  license  shall  also  state 
the  number  of  wagons  or  other  vehicles  used  by  such  licensee  in 
his  milk  business,  and  the  name  and  residence  of  every  driver 
engaged  in  carrying,  selling  or  delivering  milk  for  him. 

§  264.  Vehicles  to  be  marked.  Each  licensee  shall,  be-  Oct.  10, 1905. 
fore  engaging  in  the  sale  of  milk,  as  aforesaid,  cause  his  name, 
r  the  number  of  his  license,  and  his  place  of  business  to  be  placed 
in  legible  characters,  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  clerk  of  the  board 
of  health  commissioners,  in  such  conspicuous  place  or  places  as 
said  clerk  of  the  board  of  health  commissioners  may  designate, 
on  the  outer  side  or  sides  of  all  carriages  or  vehicles  used  by  him 
in  the  conveyance  and  sale  of  milk. 


94  HEALTH   DEPARTMENT. 

Oct.  10, 1906.  §  265.  Change  of  drivers.  Report.  Every  such  li- 
censee shall  report  to  the  clerk  of  the  board  of  health  commis- 
sioners any  change  of  driver  or  other  person  employed  by  him 
in  the  business  aforesaid  during  the  term  of  his  license,  to- 
gether with  the  name  and  address  of  every  such  substitute 
driver  and  employee,  arid  of  any  or  all  additional  employees. 

Oct.  10, 1905.       §  266.    Licenses  for  part  of  term.    Said  clerk  of  the 

board  of  health  commissioners  may,  at  any  time  after  the 
first  day  of  April  in  any  year,  issue  licenses  in  the  form  and 
upon  the  terms  herein  provided,  to  continue  in  force  from  the 
date  thereof  until  the  first  day  of  April  next,  to  parties  who 
may  begin  the  business  aforesaid  after  the  first  day  of  April 
in  the  current  year. 

Oct.  10, 1906.  §  267.  Record.  Said  clerk  of  the  board  of  health  com- 
missioners shall  keep  a  record  of  all  licenses  issued,  in  a  book 
prepared  for  that  purpose,  which  shall  set  forth  the  matters  and 
things  specified  in  the  license. 

Oct.  10, 1905.  §  268.  Penalty.  Any  person  who  shall  engage  in  the 
business  aforesaid  without  being  first  licensed  as  herein  pro- 
vided, or  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  sections  363, 
363,  364,  or  365  shall,  for  the  first  offense,  pay  a  fine  not  exceed- 
ing ten  dollars,  for  the  second  offense,  a  fine  of  not  less  than  ten 
dollars,  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollars,  and  for  each  sub- 
sequent offense  shall  pay  a  fine  of  not  less  than  twenty-five  dol- 
lars nor  more  than  fifty  dollars,  and  may  be  imprisoned  not 
more  than  thirty  days. 

Oct.  10, 1905.  §  269.  Duties  of  police,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
members  of  the  police  department  to  assist  the  board  of  health 
commissioners,  its  agents,  servants  and  employees,  when  required, 
in  the  performance  of  the  duties  of  said  board  prescribed  herein, 
and  to  report  to  the  clerk  of  said  board,  or  other  person  desig- 
nated by  said  board  to  receive  such  notices,  any  violation  hereof, 
or  of  the  laws  of  the  state  in  respect  to  the  handling,  transporta- 
tion or  sale  of  milk  within  the  knowledge  of  said  police  depart- 
ment or  of  any  member  thereof. 


ORDINANCES. 


95 

Oct.  10, 1905. 


§  270.    Sale  of  milk  otherwise  than  by  team.    No 

person  or  persons  shall,  in  the  city  of  Hartford,  sell  or  offer  for 
sale  milk  at  a  shop,  store,  booth,  stand  or  market-place  nntil  he 
shall  have  made  written  application  to  the  board  of  health  com- 
missioners and  shall  have  furnished  to  such  board  such  particu- 
lars as  to  his  or  their  business  as  may  be  required  on  stated  forms 
to  be  prepared  by  said  board  for  such  purpose. 

§271.    License,    suspension    or    cancellation.    The  oct.  10,1905. 

president  of  the  board  of  health  commissioners  shall  have  power, 
and  is  hereby  directed,  to  suspend  or  cancel  any  license  issued 
or  to  be  issued  hereunder,  when  in  his  opinion  just  cause  exists 
for  so  doing. 

§  272.    Examination  of  measures,    it  shall  be  the  duty  Mayi.im 

of  the  board  of  health  through  its  officers  and  agents  to  inspect 
from  time  to  time  the  jars,  bottles,  and  measures  used  by  any 
person,  firm  or  corporation  in  the  city  of  Hartford  in  selling 
milk  or  cream,  for  the  purpose  of  determining  whether  or  not 
such  jars,  bottles  or  measures  do  in  fact  contain  and  are  capa- 
ble of  holding  the  quantity  of  milk  or  cream,  wine  measure, 
which  is  represented  by  the  vendor  of  such  milk  or  cream  to  be 
contained  therein. 

§  273.    Powers  for  examination.    For  the  purposes  of  Mayi,i906. 

such  inspection  said  board  of  health  commissioners  by  its  officers 
and  agents  shall  have  the  right  to  stop  any  vehicle  used  by  a 
licensed  vendor  of  milk  and  cream,  and  to  enter  the  place  of 
business  of  any  such  licensed  vendor  to  determine  the  true 
capacity  of  the  jars,  bottles,  and  measures  for  milk  and  cream 
■  used  by  him.  In  case  such  jars,  bottles  or  measures  are  found 
incapable  of  holding  the  quantity  of  milk  or  cream,  wine  meas- 
ure, that  they  are  represented  by  the  vendor  of  such  milk  or 
cream  to  contain,  said  board  of  health  commissioners  through 
its  officers  and  agents  shall  have  the  right,  and  it  shall  be  their 
duty,  to  mark  such  jars,  bottles  or  measures  "  Condemned,"  or 
the  letters  "  Cd.,"  unless  the  same  are  delivered  to  such  officers 

or  agents  for  destruction. 
14 


96  HEALTH   DEPARTMENT. 

Idem.  §  274.     Penalty.     4^y  person,   firm  or  corporation  who 

shall  use  within  the  city  of  Hartford,  for  the  purpose  of  sale 
of  milk  and  cream,  any  jars,  bottles  or  measures  which  have  been 
marked  as  aforesaid,  shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  shall 
be  fined  not  less  than  two  dollars  and  not  more  than  twenty 
dollars  for  each  oft'ense.  Any  person  who  shall,  within  the  limits 
of  the  city  of  Hartford,  knowingly  and  with  intent  to  defraud, 
sell  milk  or  cream  as  of  a  greater  measure  or  quantity  than 
actually  contained  in  such  jars,  bottles  or  measures,  shall  be 
fined  not  less  than  two  nor  more  than  twenty  dollars. 

^  Key  1898        §  275.    Contagjous  diseases,  report.    Any  physician 

On&P.     All,     §15a 

who  shall  be  called  upon  to  attend  any  person  afflicted  with  any 
contagious  or  infectious  disease  within  the  limits  of  the  city 
of  Hartford,  or  who  shall  in  his  professional  capacity  of  a  physi- 
cian acquire  knowledge  of  any  person  within  said  limits  who 
is  so  afflicted,  shall  immediately  give  notice  and  information 
in  writing  to  the  board  of  health  commissioners  of  the  name 
and  location  of  such  person,  of  the  nature  of  the  disease  with 
which  he  is  afflicted,  and  of  all  other  facts  within  the  knowledge 
of  said  physician  bearing  upon  the  origin  and  history  of  said 
case,  and  which  might  affect  the  spread  of  said  disease. 

Ch?^^xn*8i6  §  2"^^"  Penalty.  Any  physician  who  shall  neglect  or  fail 
to  conform  to  the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  section  shall  be 
.deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and  fined  not  less  than  twenty 
•dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars. 

Mar.  11, 1902.  §  277.  PoultPy  IJCense.  The  board  of  health  shall  have 
power  to  issue  licenses  permitting  the  keeping  of  live  poultry 
within  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  when  such  a  license 
shall  be  requested  by  any  person,  upon  the  payment  of  fifty 
cents  for  such  license.  When,  in  the  opinion  of  the  board  of 
health,  the  said  keeping  of  poultry  in  any  specific  place,  or  by 
any  specific  person,  becomes  a  nuisance,  the  board  may  order 
the  said  poultry  to  be  removed,  or  the  conditions  creating  such 


ORDINANCES.  ®? 

nuisance  abated  or  improved  or  purified,  as  in  their  order  shall 
be  specified,  and  shall  cause  the  order  before  its  execution  to 
be  served  upon  the  person  maintaining  such  a  nuisance.  If 
the  party  served  with  an  order  by  the  board  of  health,  before 
the  execution  of  the  order  is  commenced,  apply  to  the  board 
to  have  such  order  stayed  or  modified,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
board  to  suspend  temporarily  or  modify  it,  and  give  the  party, 
as  the  case  may  require,  a  reasonable  and  fair  opportunity  to 
be  heard  and  to  present  proofs  and  facts  against  the  execution 
of  the  order,  or  in  favor  of  its  modification. 

§  278.     Nuisances.     The  following  acts  shall  be  deemed  ^j^Re^^iSM.^^^^ 
acts  of  nuisance : 

Keeping  swine  in  any  sty  or  pen,*  or  other  place  in  this  city, 
without  a  license  from  the  board  of  health; 

Casting  of  filth  of  any  kind  in  or  upon  any  street,  sidewalk, 
highway,  private  way  or  court,  or  green  or  park  in  said  city; 

Allowing  any  dung,,  filth,  manure,  offal,  wash,  dirty  water, 
or  brine,  or  any  rubbish  to  accumulate  in  any  building,  yard, 
outhouse,  or  enclosure,  so  as  to  be  offensive; 

Keeping  or  allowing  to  accumulate  any  heap  or  quantity 
of  manure  or  compost  exposed  outside  of  any  building  within 
thirty  feet  of  any  street,  highway,  walk,  or  dwelling-house; 

Keeping  or  maintaining,  or  using  any  privy  within  the  dis- 
tance of  fifty  feet  from  any  street  or  building  line  in  said  city 
in  such  a  manner  as  to  be  unwholesome  or  offensive  to  any  per- 
son, or  injurious  to  health,  or  offensive  to  the  public; 

Setting  up  or  maintaining  any  privy,  without  leaving  a 
vault  under  it,  made  and  sunk  in  the  earth  to  a  depth  of  six 
feet,  and  of  the  length  and  width  of  said  privy,  or  such  tight 
boxes  as  shall  be  approved  by  the  board  of  health,  or  without 
having  the  contents  of  said  privy  carried  off  by  such  suitable 
drains  as  shall  be  approved  by  said  board : 

Setting  up  or  maintaining  any  privy  upon  any  land  front- 
ing upon  any  street  in  this  city  containing  a  sewer,  without  a 
license  from  the  board  of  health; 


98  HEALTH  DEPARTMENT. 

Dressing  or  cleaning  fish  in  any  public  place  in  this  city  ex- 
cept on  the  margin  of  Connecticut  Eiver,  at  the  foot  of  Ferry 
street,  or  below  low  water-mark  upon  said  river; 

Permitting  wash  or  dirty  water  to  pass  from  yards  or 
houses  into  the  streets,  or  throwing  or  permitting  the  same  to 
be  thrown  into  the  streets; 

Obstructing  or  altering  the  course  of  any  stream  or  run  of 
water. 

Rev.  1898.  §  279.     Penalty.     Any  person  who  shall  commit,  or  aid. 

'advise,  abet,  or  encourage  the  committing  of  any  of  the  acts  of 
nuisance  enumerated  in  the  preceding  section  shall,  on  convic- 
tion thereof,  be  fined  not  less  than  one  nor  more  than  twenty- 
five  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense.  And  the  continuance 
of  any  of  the  enumerated  acts  of  nuisance  which  are  of  a  con- 
tinuing nature,  for  a  day  of  twenty-four  hours  after  the  day 
of  the  commencement  thereof,  shall  be  deemed  a  separate  and 
single  offense. 

chfp^Vnf§i9.      §  280.    Penalty  for  neglect  to  remove  nuisance  after 

notice.  Any  proprietor  or  occupant  of  any  premises  in  this 
city  who  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  remove  therefrom  anything 
which,  in  the  opinion  of  the  board  of  health,  expressed  in  a 
written  notice,  shall  be  considered  a  nuisance  injurious  to 
health,  within  the  time  and  in  the  manner  specified  in  such 
notice  given  to  such  proprietor  or  occupant  by  said  board,  shall 
be  fined  two  dollars  for  each  and  every  day  that  such  proprietor 
or  occupant  shall  neglect  to  comply  with  said  notice. 

chf^JxiT'm.      §  281.    Penalty  for  violating  order  as  to  disposition  of 

filth.  Whenever  the  board  of  health  shall  have  given  the  occu- 
pant of  any  dwelling-house  or  tenement  in  said  city  written 
or  printed  notice,  that  no  person  residing  or  employed  in  said 
dwelling-house  or  tenement  shall  throw  any  water  or  filth,  or 
any  animal  or  vegetable  matter,  liable  to  become  a  nuisance 
injurious  to  health,  into  or  upon  any  premises  or  place  within 


ORDINANCES. 


99 


this  city,  and  said  order  shall  be  violated  by  any  person  residing 
or  employed  in  such  tenement  or  dwelling-house,  such  occupant 
shall  be  fined  three  dollars  for  each  and  every  time  the  same 
shall  be  violated. 


§  282.    Slaughter-house,  license,  penalty.    No  person  (,j;,^:Vii,§2i. 

shall,  without  a  license  from  the  board  of  health,  occupy  or 
use  any  building  or  other  place  in  the  city  as  a  slaughter-house, 
or  place  to  slaughter  animals.  Any  person  so  licensed  shall 
wash  and  thoroughly  cleanse  the  said  building  or  place  once 
each  day  and  every  day  it  shall  be  so  occupied.  Any  person 
violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  fined  five  dol- 
lars for  each  day  such  violation  shall  continue. 

§  283.  Removal  of  night  soil.  Any  person  who  shall  ^^f^^j^lgg 
remove  or  cause  to  be  removed,  without  permission  of  the  board 
of  health,  the  contents  of  any  privy  vault  or  box,  except  in  the 
night  season,  between  the  hours  of  eleven  o'clock  in  the  evening 
and  five  o'clock  in  the  morning,  and  between  the  first  day  of 
November  and  the  first  day  of  April,  and  in  a  tight  receptacle, 
or  shall  deposit  the  contents  of  any  privy  vault  or  box  within 
the  limits  of  this  city,  or  shall  cause  or  allow  any  night-soil 
cart  to  be  within  the  limits  of  said  city,  except  during  the 
times  and  seasons  mentioned  in  this  section  for  the  removal 
of  night  soil,  shall  be  fined  ten  dollars. 

§  284.  Stagnant  water,  penalty.  When  any  grounds  in  ch5j.Vnfsa3. 
this  city  shall  be  so  situated  that  water  shall  become  stagnant 
thereon,  thereby  endangering  the  public  health,  the  same  shall 
be  deemed  a  nuisance,  and  may  be  abated  by  draining  or  filling 
up;  and  the  board  of  health  may  order  the  same  to  be  done 
within  such  time  as  they  shall  think  proper,  notice  of  which 
shall  be  given  to  the  owner  or  owners,  occupant  or  occupants, 
by  the  said  board,  by  causing  a  copy  of  such  order  to  be  left 
forthwith  with  such  owner  or  owners,  occupant  or  occupants,  or 
at  his  or  their  place  of  abode.  In  case  said  order  shall  not  be 
complied  with  within  the  time  specified  in  said  notice,  said  party 


100  HEALTH  DEPARTMENT. 

or  parties  so  neglecting  shall  be  fined  not  more  than  thirty  dol- 
lars, and  further  fined  two  dollars  for  each  day  thereafter,  until 
such  nuisance  shall  have  been  abated.  And  the  board  of  health 
may  cause  said  nuisance  to  be  abated  at  the  expense  of  the  per- 
son or  persons  so  neglecting  to  comply  with  said  order  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  provision  of  the  following  section. 

ch?p.Vff,V      §  285.    Expense  of  abating  nuisance,    if  any  person 

or  persons,  upon  whom  an  order  shall  be  made  for  removing  a 
nuisance,  or  for  cleaning  and  purifying  the  land,  building,  or 
place  where  such  nuisance  shall  be  found,  shall  neglect  to  obey 
such  order,  in  the  manner  and  time  appointed  by  the  board  of 
health,  as  aforesaid,  said  board  may  cause  such  nuisance  to  be 
removed  or  abated,  and  such  land,  building,  or  place  to  be 
cleansed  and  purified,  and  the  expense  thereof  shall  be  collected 
from  such  person  or  persons,  by  the  corporation  counsel  in  an 
action  in  the  name  of  the  city. 

chSVir§25.      §  286.   Water-closets  in  certain  buildings,  penalty. 

The  owner  of  every  building  situated  in  the  city  of  Hartford, 
occupied  for  dwellings  or  for  any  mechanical  or  manufactur- 
ing purposes,  or  for  stores,  ofiices,  or  lodging  rooms,  who  shall 
neglect  or  refuse,  while  said  building  is  so  occupied,  to  .provide 
suitable  and  convenient  privy  or  water-closet  accommodations 
for  the  occupants  of  the  same,  shall  be  fined  thirty  dollars;  and 
further  fined  ten  dollars  for  every  week  that  said  owner  shall 
neglect  or  refuse  to  provide  the  same. 


Chap.  XII,  §26. 


i^^VilV      §  287.    Pollution  of  Park  River,  penalty,    ^o  person  or 

persons  shall,  within  the  limits  of  said  city,  discharge,  deposit, 
or  place  in  Park  River  any  rubbish,  stone,  clam  or  oyster  shells, 
bones,  refuse  iron  or  any  other  substance  which  may  tend  to  ob- 
struct or  fill  up  the  channel  of  said  river;  or  leave  or  place  any 
putrid  fish,  clams,  or  oysters,  or  any  animal  or  vegetable  sub- 
stance likely  or  liable  to  putrefy,  in  or  upon  the  shore  or  margin 
of  said  river,  or  in  the  waters  thereof;   or  discharge  or  place  in 


ORDINANCES.  *  1^1 

said  river  any  acid  or  other  noxious  substance  likely  to  kill  fish ; 
or  drown  any  dog,  cat,  or  other  animal  therein.  Any  person 
who  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  fined 
not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  thirty  dollars  for  each 
and  every  offense. 

§  288.    Sale  of  immature  veal.    The  selling,  keeping,  ohSf^xSV 

offering  or  exposing  for  sale,  as  an  article  of  food  in  any  form, 
by  any  person  within  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  of  any 
meat  of  any  calf  which  shall  have  been  killed  before  it  has 
reached  the  age  of  five  weeks,  shall  be  deemed  a  nuisance;  and 
any  person  who  shall  hereafter  so  sell,  keep,  offer  or  expose  for 
sale,  as  an  article  of  food  in  any  form,  any  such  meat,  within 
the  limits  of  the  city,  shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and, 
upon  conviction,  shall  be  fined  not  more  than  fifty  dollars  for 
each  offense. 

§  289.    Manure,  license  to  unload,  penalty.    No  cor- chfp'Vn^V 

poration  controlling  or  having  the  charge  of  any  car,  vessel,  or 
other  means  of  conveyance  by  rail  or  water,  used  for  the  trans- 
portation of  manure  in  bulk,  shall  cause,  suffer,  or  allow  such 
manure  to  be  unloaded  from  such  car,  vessel,  or  means  of  con- 
veyance, within  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  without  a 
permit  therefor  having  first  been  obtained  from  the  board  of 
health  of  said  city.  Any  corporation  violating  the  provisions 
of  this  section  shall  forfeit  and  pay  to  said  city  a  penalty  of 
not  less  than  ten  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollars  for  each  of- 
fense, and  any  person  who  shall  unload  or  cause  to  be  un- 
loaded within  said  limits  any  manure  from  any  car,  vessel,  or 
other  means  of  conveyance  by  rail  or  water  used  for  the  trans- 
portation of  manure  in  bulk  without  a  permit  first  having  been 
obtained  from  said  board  of  health,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor,  a^d,  upon  conviction  thereof,  fined  not  less  than 
five  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollars  for  each  offense. 

§  290.     Burial  of  dead  animals.    No  person  shall,  within  chJjjVn^g 
the  limits  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  bury  any  dead  horse,  mule, 
donkey,  or  neat  cattle,  other  than  such  as  he  owned  or  kept 


102  *  HEALTH   DEPARTMENT. 

when  alive,  without  first  obtaining  a  license  therefor  from  the 
board  of  health.  And  no  person  shall  bring  any  of  the  aforesaid 
animals  within  the  city  limits  for  burial  from  any  other  town 
or  city. 

chap.Viif§30.  §  ^^^"  P6"^'ty  for  leaving  Unburied.  No  person  own- 
ing, keeping,  or  having  the  care  or  custody  of  any  animal  shall 
suffer  or  allow  its  body  to  lie  exposed  or  unburied  in  any  place 
in  the  city  of  Hartford  for  a  longer  period  than  twelve  hours 
after  its  death.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  or 
the  preceding  section  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor, 
and  may  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor 
more  than  ten  dollars. 

chS^Vnfssi.     §  ^^^"    Collectors  of  bones,  etc.,  license.    No  person 

shall,  within  said  city,  collect  refuse  fats,  bones,  or  soap-grease, 
without  first  obtaining  a  license  therefor  from  the  board  of 
health;  provided,  however,  that  the  provisions  of  this  section 
shall  not  apply  to  persons  licensed  by  the  board  of  street  com- 
missioners for  the  collection  of  garbage,  while  they  are  engaged 
in  such  employment. 

ch?p*Vnf§82.  §  293.  Soap  makers,  license.  Any  person  who  shall 
engage  in  or  carry  on  the  business  of  boiling  or  malting  soap^. 
or  boiling  bones,  or  rendering  tallow  or  fat  of  any  kind,  within 
the  limits  of  this  city,  shall  obtain  annually  from  the  court  of 
common  council  a  permit  to  carry  on  such  business,  and  such 
permit  shall  be  granted  only  on  recommendation  of  the  board 
of  health  commissioners.  Every  permit  granted  in  accordance 
herewith  shall  designate  the  premises  where  said  business  shall 
be  carried  on,  and  any  permit  so  granted  may  be  revoked  by  the 
court  of  common  council  at  any  time. 

Rev.  1898.  §  294.     ConclitionS,  etc.,  in  license.    The  board  of  health 

*^*      '      'are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  embody  in  said  license 

such  conditions  and  limitations,  and  to  make  and  establish  such 

rules  and  regulations  governing  the  conduct  of  persons  licensed 


ORDINANCES. 


103 


by  them  as  aforesaid,  and  for  the  conduct  and  management  of 
the  business  carried  on  by  persons  licensed  under  the  require- 
ments of  this  and  the  two  preceding  sections  as  they  may  deem 
proper,  and  all  licenses  granted  by  them  shall  be  revocable  by 
them  at  any  time  for  cause. 


§  295.  Penalty.  The  violation  of  any  provision  of  the  cj^fp«7x\|f §83. 
three  preceding  sections  shall  be  deemed  a  misdemeanor,  and 
shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars  for  each 
offense,  and  each  week's  continuance  of  such  violation,  after 
notice  from  the  board  of  health,  shall  be  deemed  a  separate 
offense. 

§  296.  Plumbers,  registration.  Every  master  or  jour- cha^p^Viif §34. 
neyman  plumber  carrying  on  his  trade  in  the  city  of  Hartford 
shall,  under  such  rules  and  regulations  as  the  board  of  health 
shall  prescribe,  register  his  name  and  address  at  the  office  of 
the  said  board  of  health;  and  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any 
person  to  carry  on  the  trade  of  plumbing  in  the  said  city  unless 
his  name  and  address  be  registered  as  above  provided. 

§  297.     Penalty.     Any  violation  of  the  provisions  of  the  ^j^^^^^^ggg 
foregoing  section,  or  of  the  provisions  of  the  rules  and  regula- 
tions prescribed  by  the  board  of  health  with  reference  to  the 
registration  of  plumbers,  shall  be  deemed  a  misdemeanor  and 
punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars. 

§  298.     List    of    plumbers.      A    list    of    the    registered  ^jj^R^V^os^ 
plumbers  of  the  city  of  Hartford  shall  be  published  annually 
in  the  city  year  book. 

§  299.    Inspection  of  new  buildings.    No  building  in-ch^.Vi?^88T. 

tended  for  human  habitation  shall  hereafter  be  erected,  or  in 
any  material  manner  altered  or  repaired,  unless  the  owner  or 
the  person  having  charge  of  such  erection,  alteration,  or  repairs 
shall  have  first  submitted  the  plans,  specifications,  and  details 
therefor,  in  so  far  as  the  same  shall  relate  to  ventilation,  light, 


104  HEALTH  DEPARTMENT. 

and  drainage,  to  the  board  of  health,  and  shall  have  received 
from  said  board  an  approval  thereof.  Said  board  shall  have 
power  to  approve,  reject,  or  modify  such  plans,  specifications, 
and  details,  and  to  issue  such  written  instructions  relating  to 
said  work  as  it  shall  deem  proper  for  the  protection  of  health. 

ci^^'^'m-      §  300-    Inspection   and  approval   of   plumbing.    No 

plumber  or  contractor  for  plumbing  work  upon  any  building 
shall  construct  any  work  requiring  approval  as  aforesaid,  until 
such  approval  has  first  been  obtained,  and  in  the  construction 
of  all  such  work  strict  conformity  shall  be  had  to  the  plans, 
specifications,  and  details  approved  and  the  instructions  issued 
therefor,  and  before  any  such  work  shall  be  covered  up  or  con- 
cealed in  the  process  of  building,  reasonable  notice  shall  be 
given  by  the  person  having  said  matter  in  charge  to  the  board 
of  health,  who  shall  forthwith  proceed  to  inspect  said  work  and 
approve  or  reject  the  same. 

ReT.1898.  §  301.     Certificate    of    approval.     When   the   plumbing 

*^*  '  ^  ■  work  upon  any  building  requiring  inspection  and  approval 
as  aforesaid  shall  be  completed  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  board 
of  health,  it  shall  issue  a  written  certificate  of  approval,  a  copy 
of  which  and  of  all  other  proceedings  in  the  matter  shall  be  kept 
on  file  or  recorded,  and  until  such  certificate  is  issued  it  shall 
not  be  lawful  for  the  owner,  manager,  or  agent  of  said  property 
to  allow  the  same  to  be  occupied  for  human  habitation. 

ch5^Vir§40.  §  302.  Penalty.  The  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions 
of  the  three  preceding  sections  shall  be  deemed  a  misdemeanor 
and  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  one  or  more  than  fifty 
dollars  for  each  offense. 

ch?p'Vii!V.      §  303.    Sale  of  coffins,  certificate  of  death,  forms. 

No  person  shall  sell  and  deliver  or  suffer  to  be  taken  from  the 
place  of  sale  or  from  his  custody,  any  coffin,  burial  case,  or 
casket,  to  be  used  for  the  burial  of  any  one  deceased  within  the 
city  limits,  unless  he  shall  be  furnished  by  the  person  applying 


ORDINANCES.  *  ^^^ 

for  such  coffin  with  a  certificate  of  death,  signed  by  the  attend- 
ing physician  of  such  deceased  person,  or  (in  case  there  was 
no  attending  physician)  by  some  other  physician  or  substantial 
inhabitajit  residing  in  said  city,  and  in  the  form  required  by 
law.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  clerk  of  the  board  of  health 
to  provide  blank  forms  of  such  certificate  at  the  expense  of  the 
city,  and  to  distribute  them,  free  of  cost,  to  persons  wishing  to 
use  the  same. 

§  304.    Penalty  for  refusing  to  sign  certificate.    Any  ch?p*.ViiI V 

physician,  or  substantial  inhabitant,  residing  in  said  city,  cog- 
nizant of  the  death  of  any  person  dying  within  the  city  limits, 
who  shall  refuse,  on  application,  forthwith  to  fill  and  sign  the 
certificate  of  death,  prescribed  in  the  foregoing  section,  shall 
be  fined  ten  dollars. 

§  305.     Return  of  certificate.     Each  coffin  vender  shall  cha^p'Vir§48. 
return  to  the  clerk  of  the  board  of  health  on  Saturday  of  each 
week,  all  certificates  of  death  that  shall  have  come  into  his 
hands  in  conformity  with  the  requirements  of  section  303,  from 
and  including  the  Saturday  of  the  preceding  week. 

§  306.    Penalty  for  selling  coffin  without  certificate.  chfp*Viif §44. 

Any  coffin  vender  who  violates  or  neglects  to  comply  with  any 
provision  of  sections  303  and  305,  shall  be  fined  ten  dollars  for 
each  oifense,  and  every  person  who  shall  sell,  or  furnish  for  use 
any  coffin,  burial  case,  or  casket,  shall  be  deemed  to  be  a  coffin 
vender  within  the  meaning  of  this  chapter. 

§  307.    Reports  of  deaths  by  clerk  to  council.    The^"  '^'^'• 

clerk  of  the  board  of  health  shall,  on  the  second  Monday  of 
each  month,  prepare  and  submit  to  the  court  of  common  coun- 
cil a  report  of  the  deaths  occurring  during  the  preceding  month, 
which  report  shall  exhibit  in  a  tabular  form  the  age,  sex,  and 
color  of  the  deceased;  shall  embrace  in  distinct  classes  those 
under  one  year  of  age,  those  from  one  to  five,  those  from  five  to 
ten,  those  from  ten  to  twenty,  and  so  on  from  each  decennial 


106  HEALTH   DEPARTMENT. 

period,  shall  show  the  rate  per  cent,  of  mortality  for  the  city, 
and  contain  a  summary  of  the  causes  of  death.  On  the  second 
Monday  of  March  in  each  year,  said  clerk  shall  prepare  and  sub- 
mit to  the  court  of  common  council  a  report  of  the  deaths 
which  have  taken  place  in  the  city  and  its  several  wards  during 
the  previous  year,  showing  the  age,  sex,  color,  civil  condition, 
occupation,  and  nativity  of  the  deceased,  the  cause  of  death,  and 
rate  per  cent,  of  mortality,  classified  in  tabular  form.  If  said 
clerk  shall  neglect  to  submit  to  the  court  of  common  council 
such  monthly  report  for  three  days,  or  such  annual  report  for 
one  week  after  the  time  required  to  file  the  same,  he  shall  be 
fined  ten  dollars  for  each  offense;  and  if  he  shall  neglect  to- 
submit  such  monthly  report  for  more  than  three  days,  or  such 
annual  report  for  more  than  one  week  after  the  time  required 
to  file  the  same,  he  shall  be  fined,  in  addition  to  the  fine  of  ten 
dollars,  three  dollars  for  each  day  of  such  continued  neglect. 

Mar.  14,1906.  §  308.  AnPUal  PepOPt  of  biPths.  Said  clerk  shall,  on  the 
second  Monday  of  March  in  each  year,  submit  to  the  court  of 
common  council  a  record  of  the  births  which  have  taken  place 
within  the  city  and  within  its  several  wards  during  the  preced- 
ing year,  which  report  shall  exhibit  in  tabular  form  the  rate 
per  cent,  of  births  in  the  city,  the  number  of  each  sex  born  dur- 
ing the  year  and  during  each  month  of  the  year,  the  number 
still-bom,  the  color  of  all  in  each  class,  and  the  nativity  of  the 
parents. 


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107 


Chapter  XIY. 
CHARITY  DEPARTMENT. 

§  309.    Records.    Care  of  books  formerly  kept  bychfp'xiifsi. 

selectmen.  Care  of  almshouse.  The  board  of  charity  com- 
missioners shall  keep  a  record  of  all  its  proceedings  and  acts, 
and  an  account  of  its  expenditures  and  receipts,  which  shall  be 
and  remain  the  property  of  the  city,  and  shall  be  open  to  the  in- 
spection of  any  member  of  the  court  of  common  council.  Said 
l)oard  shall  also  have  the  custody  of  all  books  and  accounts  re- 
lating to  charities  formerly  kept  by  the  selectmen  of  the  town 
of  Hartford.  The  board  shall  have  the  care  of  the  almshouse 
and  all  property,  real  and  personal,  belonging  to  the  city,  and 
used  for  charitable  purposes. 

§  310.    Appointment  of  employees.    The  board  of  char-  Mayi4,i907. 

ity  commissioners  may  appoint  and  employ  a  superintendent,  a 
■clerk,  an  assistant  clerk,  an  investigator,  and  a  city  physician, 
and  such  other  employees  as  may  be  deemed  by  said  board 
necessary  to  carry  on  the  work  of  the  department. 

§  311.  Superintendent,  duties.  The  superintendent  of  ch?p*  xiiif §2. 
^charities  shall  devote  his  whole  time  to  the  duties  of  his  office, 
under  the  direction  of  the  board,  and  shall  discharge  in  respect 
to  the  almshouse  and  outdoor  alms  the  same  general  duties 
formerly  performed  by  the  first  selectman  of  the  town  of  Hart- 
ford. The  superintendent  shall  also  perform  such  other  duties 
and  report  to  the  board  at  such  times  and  in  such  manner  as  it 
may  direct. 

§  312.     Clerk,  duties.    The  clerk  shall  keep  the  records  d^^xm/sa. 
;and  accounts  of  said  board,  and  a  record  of  the  official  acts  of 
"the  superintendent  of  charities,  and  perform  such  other  duties 
::as  said  board  mav  direct. 


108  CHARITY  DEPARTMENT. 

ch2)*Vii^§6.      §  313.    Members  may  not  receive  compensation.    No 

member  of  said  charity  commission  shall  be  eligible  to  any  com- 
pensated office  or  employment  in  the  gift  of  said  board,  nor 
shall  any  compensated  official  or  appointee  of  said  board  be 
eligible  to  membership  therein. 

ch^^VI^%^  §  314.  Rules.  The  board  shall  from  time  to  time  pre- 
scribe such  reasonable  rules  and  regulations  as  it  may  deem  best, 
relative  to  the  duties  of  the  president,  the  clerk,  the  superin- 
tendent of  charities,  and  such  assistants  and  other  employees  a& 
it  may  be  authorized  to  appoint. 

chS*Viif's8.  §  315.  Annual  report.  The  board  shall  annually,  on  the 
first  day  of  April,  report  in  detail  to  the  court  of  common 
council  all  its  proceedings  and  acts  for  the  year  preceding,  in- 
cluding its  receipts  and  disbursements;  and  shall  make  special 
reports  whenever  required  by  said  court  of  common  council. 

May  18, 1909.  §  316.  MlnorS.  The  powers  and  duties  formerly  vested 
by  law  in  the  selectmen  of  the  town  of  Hartford,  relating  to 
the  marriage  of  female  minors,  and  guardians  of  orphan  minors, 
shall  be  vested  in  and  exercised  by  the  board  of  charity  com- 
missioners. 


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109 


Chapter  XV. 
BUILDING  DEPARTMENT. 

§  317.     Definitions,     in  this  chapter  the  following  terms  ch^/xivfji. 
shall  have  the  meanings  respectively  assigned  to  them : 

"Alterations"  means  any  addition  or  change  from  the 
original  plan  of  the  building. 

"  Cellar  "  means  a  lower  story  of  which  one-half  or  more  of 
the  height  from  the  floor  to  the  ceiling  is  below  the  level  of  the 
ground  adjoining. 

"  Foundation  Wall "  means  that  portion  of  a  wall  below  the 
levefof  the  outside  finished  grade;  but  if  under  party  or  parti- 
tion walls,  means  that  portion  below  the  cellar  floor. 

"  Footings  "  means  the  lower  course  of  stone  under  a  founda- 
tion or  other  wall,  projecting  beyond  the  face  of  the  wall  each 
side  to  increase  the  area  of  the  base.- 

"  Inspector  "  means  the  building  inspector. 

"  Party  Wall "  means  every  wall  used,  or  built  in  order  to 
be  used,  as  a  separation  of  two  or  more  buildings. 

"  External  Wall "  means  every  outer  wall  or  vertical  en- 
closure of  a  building  other  than  a  party  wall. 

"  Partition  Wall "  means  any  interior  wall  of  masonry  in  a 
building  other  than  a  party  or  external  wall. 

"  Partition "  means  any  interior  wall  in  a  building  other 
than  of  masonry. 

"  Repairs  "  means  the  reconstruction  or  renewal  of  any  exist- 
ing part  of  a  building,  and  not  made,  in  the  opinion  of  the  in- 
spector, for  the  purpose  of  converting  the  building,  in  whole  or 
in  part,  substantially  into  a  new  one. 

"  Stories "  are  counted  from  the  first  tier  of  beams  at  or 
above  the  level  of  adjoining  ground. 


110  BUILDING  DEPARTMENT. 

"Half  story '^  means  that  portion  of  a  story  immediately 
under  the  roof  whose  inside  height  does  not  exceed  five  feet  at 
the  plate. 

"  Wooden  Building  "  means  any  building  the  structural  part 
of  whose  outside  walls  is  of  wood. 

"Building  of  brick  or  other  Fireproof  Material"  means 
any  building  the  structural  part  of  whose  outside  walls  is  of 
such  material. 
Mar.  29, 1898.  "  Block  of  Dwellings "  means  a  series  of  three  or  more 
houses  used  mainly  for  dwellings,  such  houses  being  separated 
by  party  walls  and  having  separate  entrances  and  stairways. 
Rev.  1898.  «  Shed "   means   a   structure   not   exceeding   one   story   in 

height,  at  least  one  of  whose  sides  is  open. 
Mm. 28, 1899.  "Veranda''  means  an  open  gallery,  one  or  more  stories, 
with  or  without  roof,  and  no  portion  of  the  sides  of  which  on 
streets  where  veranda  lines  are  established  shall  be  enclosed 
beyond  the  building  line  except  as  may  be  hereinafter  provided. 
Storm  porches  may  be  placed  and  maintained  on  verandas  on 
streets  where  veranda  lines  are  established,  and  such  verandas 
may  be  enclosed  with  sash  and  glass  between  the  first  of  De- 
cember and  the  first  of  April  of  the  year  following,  special 
permit  having  been  obtained  from  the  inspector;  but  if,  in  the 
judgment  of  the  inspector,  such  storm  porch  or  enclosure  is,  or 
may  be,  a  matter  of  obstruction  to  the  view  adjoining  pro- 
prietors, he  shall  modify  the  plans  of  the  applicant  as  he  may 
deem  best,  or  refuse  to  grant  permit  therefor. 
Rev.  1898.  "  Cement  Mortar  "  means  a  mortar  composed  of  not  more 

than  three  parts  of  sand  to  one  part  of  good  fresh  cement. 

"  Lime  Mortar  "  means  a  mortar  composed  of  not  more  than 
four  parts  of  sand  to  one  part  of  fresh-burned  lime. 

"  Cement  and  Lime  Mortar  "  means  a  mortar  composed  of 
one  part  of  lime,  one  part  of  cement,  and  six  parts  of  sand. 

"  Concrete  for  Foundations  "means  a  mortar  of  one  part  of 
cement,  two  parts  of  sand,  carefully  mixed  with  five  parts  of 
small,  clean,  broken  stone  not  larger  than  an  egg. 


ORDINANCES. 


Ill 


§  318.    Building  inspector  and  deputy,  qualifications,  ^or.  13,1901. 

Powers  of  deputy.  The  mayor,  by  and  with  the  approval  of 
the  board  of  aldermen,  shall  appoint  a  building  inspector  and  a 
deputy  building  inspector.  Said  deputy  building  inspector 
shall  assist  the  building  inspector  in  the  performance  of  his 
duties,  and  shall  exercise,  subject  to  the  control  and  direction 
of  the  building  inspector,  all  the  powers  of  said  inspector,  and 
shall,  in  case  of  the  death  of  said  building  inspector  while  in 
office,  perform  all  the  duties  of  said  office  until  the  vacancy  in 
said  office  is  filled.  Said  building  inspector  and  deputy  build- 
ing inspector  shall  be  competent  persons  with  practical  experi- 
ence in  the  construction  of  brick  and  wooden  buildings,  and 
shall  not  be  interested  directly  or  indirectly  in  any  building  con- 
tract or  in  furnishing  material  for  the  same,  and  shall  hold 
office  for  the  term  of  two  years  from  the  first  day  of  January 
next  following  their  appointment,  unless  said  appointment  be 
made  to  fill  a  vacancy,  in  which  event  the  appointee  shall  hold 
office  for  the  balance  of  the  unexpired  term  only,  and  until  his 
successor  is  appointed  and  qualified. 

§  319.    Permit  to  build  after  submission  of  plans,  etc.,ci,fp"^xiv.V 

to  inspector.  Before  the  erection,  construction,  alteration,  or 
extension  of  any  building  or  part  thereof  in  the  city  is  begun, 
the  owner,  builder,  or  architect  shall  submit  to  the  building 
inspector  a  clear  statement  of  the  material  to  be  used  and  the 
mode  of  construction  of  the  proposed  building  or  alteration, 
with  the  plans  and  specifications  (if  any  there  are),  said  state- 
ment to  be  in  writing  on  suitable  blanks  furnished  by  the  in- 
spector for  that  purpose,  and  no  building  or  part  thereof,  al- 
teration or  extension,  shall  be  commenced  until  the  owner 
shall  receive  from  the  inspector  a  certificate  of  permit  specify- 
ing the  material  of  which  the  outer  walls  and  outer  covering  of 
the  roof  of  said  building  is  to  be  composed,  and  the  street 
upon  which  and  the  distance  therefrom  at  which  said  building 
is  to  be  placed,  a  copy  of  which  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of 
the  inspector  under  the  date  of  its  issue,  and  such  certificate 
15 


112  BUILDING  DEPARTMENT. 

of  permit  shall  not  be  granted  until  the  inspector  is  satisfied 
from  an  examination  of  the  plans  and  specifications,  or  the 
detailed  memoranda  of  the  proposed  building  or  alteration,  that 
said  structure  when  completed  will  be  safe  and  secure,  and  built 
in  the  best  manner  to  escape  the  dangers  of  fire,  explosion,  and 
disease.  If  a  building  or  alteration  or  extension  of  a  building 
shall  be  begun  without  said  certificate  of  permit,  the  builder 
and  owner  shall  both  be  deemed  to  have  violated  this  chapter. 

sept.27,i»04.  §  320.  Inspection  of  buildings,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
said  inspector  to  examine  the  condition  of  all  buildings  within 
the  city  limits,  and  to  serve  notice  in  writing  upon  the  builders, 
owners,  or  architects  of  such  structures  as  he  deems  to  be  unsafe 
or  insecure  by  reason  of  the  mode  or  manner  of  construction  or 
the  materials  used  in  the  construction  thereof,  and  to  order 
such  changes  in  the  mode  or  manner  of  construction  and  the 
materials  used  as  he  may  deem  necessary  for  public  safety. 

chapViTis.  §  32^-  ^'9*^*  *^  ®"*^''-  ^^^  ^^^^  inspector  is  hereby  em- 
powered to,  and  whenever,  in  his  judgment,  occasion  may  re- 
quire, shall  enter  into  and  upon  any  building,  premises,  staging, 
or  other  structure  for  the  purpose  of  examining  the  same  in 
reference  to  its  safety,  and  attending  to  the  performance  of  his 
duties  as  required  by  law,  and  shall  order  the  same  altered  to 
his  reasonable  acceptance  at  the  expense  of  the  owner  thereof, 
or  of  the  owner  of  the  land  upon  which  the  same  is  located. 

ch?p?xiTs6.  §  322.  Appeals,  in  case  any  person  shall  feel  aggrieved 
by  any  order  of  the  building  inspector,  he,  or  his  architect,  or 
builder,  shall  have  the  right  of  an  immediate  appeal  to  a  board 
of  arbitrators  appointed  in  the  manner  hereinafter  set  forth,  or 
to  the  city  court  of  Hartford,  at  his  election.  The  said  board 
of  arbitrators  and  said  city  court  shall  have  the  power  to  annul, 
amend,  modify,  or  affirm  such  order  of  the  building  inspector. 
Such  appeal  must  be  taken  within  five  days  after  the  date  of 
the  receipt  of  the  inspector's  notice  and  order  by  the  aggrieved 
party,  or  his  architect  or  builder.     Said  notice  of  appeal  must 


OBDINANCES.  118 

specify  the  appellant's  election  of  the  tribunal  to  which  such  ap- 
peal is  taken,  and  in  case  of  an  election  of  an  appeal  to  the 
board  of  arbitrators,  it  shall  be  deemed  perfected  by  a  written 
notice  of  appeal  left  with  the  building  inspector  personally  or 
at  his  office.  In  case  of  the  election  by  the  aggrieved  party  of 
an  appeal  to  the  city  court,  a  copy  of  said  notice,  with  an 
affidavit  of  service  endorsed  thereon,  shall  be  filed  with  the 
clerk  of  said  court,  and  said  appeal  to  that  tribunal  shall  be 
thereupon  perfected. 

§  323.    Arbitrators.    Costs  of  appeal.    The  board  of  ^^Rev^j^se^^ 

arbitrators  in  each  appeal  shall  be  composed  in  the  first  in- 
stance of  two  disinterested  persons  residing  in  the  city  of  Hart- 
ford, one  of  whom  shall  be  appointed  by  the  appellant  and  one 
by  the  building  inspector,  and,  if  they  cannot  agree,  a  third 
member  shall  be  chosen  by  the  two  persons  thus  appointed;  and 
the  decision  of  a  majority  of  the  board  of  arbitrators  thus 
chosen,  when  reduced  to  waiting,  swora  to  and  filed  in  the  in- 
spector's office,  shall  be  final  and  conclusive  upon  the  parties. 
Upon  the  filing  of  such  decision  work  may  immediately  be  re- 
sumed in  accordance  therewith.  The  expense  of  such  arbitra- 
tion shall  in  every  case  be  paid  by  the  appellant. 

§  324.    Appeal  to  City  Court.    Costs,   when  an  appeal    Rev.  i898. 

is  taken  to  the  city  court  of  Hartford  as  above  set  forth,  the 
judge  thereof  shall  forthwith  inquire  into  the  facts  himself  or 
by  a  committee  appointed  by  him,  and  may  make  such  order  as 
he  may  deem  proper  in  the  premises,  and  may,  at  his  discretion, 
tax  costs  in  favor  of  the  prevailing  party,  and  may  issue  execu- 
tion therefor.  Upon  the  entry  of  judgment  in  said  court,  work 
may  immediately  be  resumed  in  accordance  therewith. 

§  325.    Appeal  to  City  Court  on  disagreement  of  arbi-  chfp'Vivfes 

trators.  in  case  of  an  election  by  the  appellant  of  an  appeal 
to  a  board  of  arbitrators  and  the  failure  by  the  two  persons  to 
agree  upon  a  third  member,  the  appellant  may  thereupon  appeal 
to  the  city  court  in  the  manner  hereinbefore  provided  within 


114  BUILDING  DEPARTMENT. 

two  days  after  the  receipt  by  him  of  notice  of  such  disagreement, 
signed  by  either  of  the  arbitrators  already  chosen. 

Caa^p' xiv?§io.  §  326.  RepOft  of  inspector.  The  said  inspector  shall 
'  make  a  detailed  report  of  his  doings  to  the  court  of  common 
council  at  least  as  often  as  once  in  six  months,  showing  the 
number  of  certificates  of  permit  granted  and  the  number  re- 
fused, and  such  other  facts  as  may  be  of  importance  relating  to 
the  discharge  of  his  duties. 

Mem  §  327.    Violations  of  ordinance.    He  shall  diligently 

inquire  into  and  report  to  the  prosecuting  attorney  for  prosecu- 
tion all  violations  of  the  orders  of  said  inspector  and  of  the 
building  laws  of  the  city,  and  may  also  apply  in  his  own  name, 
as  building  inspector  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  to  the  city  court 
for  an  injunction  or  other  legal  or  equitable  remedy  in  aid  of 
his  powers  as  he  may  be  advised  by  the  corporation  counsel  to 
be  necessary  in  the  premises. 

^  ReVr^ci.       §  328.    Suspension  of  inspector.    Hearing.    Removal. 

The  mayor,  by  and  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  any  four 
members  of  the  board  of  aldermen,  may  suspend  said  building 
inspector  for  cause,  and  if,  within  three  days  thereafter,  the 
mayor  shall  not  prefer  charges  in  writing  against  him  and  cause 
a  copy  thereof  to  be  served  on  him,  then  he  shall  be  restored  to 
his  said  office,  but  if  charges  are  preferred  they  shall  be  speedily 
heard  before  the.  mayor  and  board  of  'aldermen,  and  if  upon 
hearing  had  it  shall  appear  to  the  mayor  and  aldermen,  or  to  a 
majority  of  those  present,  that  the  best  interests  of  the  city  re- 
quire the  removal  of  said  building  inspector,  he  may  be  so  re- 
moved by  a  majority  vote  of  those  present  and  voting. 

Rev.  1896.  §  329.     FlVQ  llmltS.     The  fire  limits  of  the  city  of  Hart- 

'  ford  shall  be  as  follows :     Beginning  at  the  junction  of  the 

Park  river  and  Commerce  street,  thence  following  the  Park 

river  to  a  point  two  hundred  feet  east  of  Main  street;  thence 

south  by  a  line  parallel  to  Main  street  to  a  point  opposite  the 


OBDINANOES.  115 

north  end  of  Barnard  Park;  thence  by  a  straight  line  to  a  point 
on  Park  street  two  hundred  feet  west  of  Main  street;  thence  by 
a  line  parallel  to  Main  street  to  Park  river;  thence  following. 
Park  river  to  a  point  two  hundred  feet  south  of  Asylum  street ; 
thence  west  by  a  line  parallel  to  Asylum  street  to  a  point  op- 
posite its  junction  with  Farmington  avenue;  thence  by  a 
straight  line  to  a  point  two  hundred  feet  north  of  Asylum  street 
opposite  said  junction;  thence  by  a  line  parallel  to  Asylum 
street  to  the  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  Eailroad 
tracks;  thence  following  the  said  tracks  to  a  point  two  hundred 
feet  south  of  Albany  avenue;  thence  westerly  by  a  line  parallel 
to  Albany  avenue  to  a  point  on  Edwards  street  two  hundred  feet 
south  of  Albany  avenue;  thence  by  a  straight  line  to  a  point 
two  hundred  feet  north  of  Albany  avenue  opposite  the  center 
of  Edwards  street;  thence  by  a  line  parallel  to  Albany  avenue 
to  the  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  Eailroad  tracks: 
thence  by  the  Valley  Division  of  said  railroad  to  Commerce 
street ;  thence  by  said  street  to  the  place  of  beginning ;  embrac- 
ing all  the  territory  lying  within  said  limits. 

§  330-  Buildings  in  fire  limits.  Within  the  aforesaid  ^^^^v^im^^ 
fire  limits  it  shall  be  unlawful  to  erect,  enlarge,  or  elevate  any 
wooden  building,  or  to  build  any  structure,  unless  it  be  of  brick, 
stone,  or  iron,  or  other  fireproof  material.  The  inspector  may, 
however,  permit  the  removal  of  a  wooden  building  from  one 
part  of  a  lot  within  said  fire  limits  to  another  part  of  the  same 
lot,  when  in  its  new  position  it  shall  not  be  within  twenty-five 
feet  of  any  building.  The  inspector  may  permit  the  erection 
of  wooden  sheds  with  metal  roof,  when  such  structures  will  not 
endanger  other  property,  and  may  permit  the  erection  of  one- 
story  wooden  buildings  within  said  limits,  not  to  exceed  twenty- 
four  by  thirty  feet  in  area,  and  eleven  feet  at  the  highest  point, 
the  same  to  be  covered  with  corrugated  iron  or  other  fireproof 
material,  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  inspector.     The  inspector     Rev.  i898. 

^  ^  Chap.  XIV,  §18. 

may  permit  temporary  structures  in  connection  with  the  erec- 
tion of*buildings. 


116 


BUILDING  DEPARTMENT. 


§  331.  Fire  marshal.  The  building  inspector  and  his 
assistant  shall  have  all  the  powers  formerly  vested  in,  and  per- 
form all  the  duties  formerly  performed  by  the  fire  marshal  of 
the  city. 

Rer.  1898.  §  332.     ExcavatiOHS.     All  excavations  shall  be  properly 

'  guarded  and  protected  so  as  to  prevent  the  same  from  becoming 
dangerous  to  life  or  limb,  and  shall  be  sheet-piled  whenever 
necessary  to  prevent  the  adjoining  earth  from  caving  in. 
Idem.  g  333^     Footing    courses.      Broad    and    heavy    footing 

courses  of  stone  or  concrete  are  to  be  provided  whenever,  in 
the  opinion  of  the  inspector,  the  condition  of  the  soil  or  the 
height  of  the  building  may  demand  them,  and  in  all  cases  such 
footing  courses  shall  be  set  under  brick  foundations. 

Idem.  §  334_     Foundation  wails.     The  thickness  of  foundation 

walls  shall  not  be  less  than  indicated  by  the  diagrams  of  walls. 
Dwellings  of  wood  not  exceeding  one  and  one-half  stories  in 
height,  and  wooden  barns  and  buildings  for  light  work  not  ex- 
ceeding two  stories  in  height  may  rest  upon  brick  piers,  if  ap- 
proved by  the  inspector.  Whenever  foundations  are  unusually 
deep  or  serve  as  bank  walls,  the  thickness  must  be  proportion- 
ately increased.  All  foundation  walls  shall  be  properly  bonded 
as  often  as  once  in  each  square  yard. 

Idem.  §  335.    Footings  for  piers  and  chimneys.    All  piers 

and  chimneys  shall  have  footings  not  less  than  six  inches  thick, 
and  proportionately  thicker  wherever,  in  the  opinion  of  the  in- 
spector, the  soil  or  the  load  shall  require,  and  shall  project  not 
less  than  two-thirds  of  the  thickness. 

Idem.  §  336,    Wooden  posts  in  cellar.    No  wooden  post  or 

column  shall  be  used  in  any  cellar  as  a  structural  support,  mill 
construction  excepted. 

ch^'' xivVs  §  ^^^-  Mortar.  No  lime  mortar  shall  be  used  until  the 
lime  therein  is  thoroughly  slaked,  and  all  cement  mortar  shall 
be  used  immediately  after  being  mixed.  Mortar  for  stone  or 
brick  walls  below  the  level  of  water  shall  be  cement  mortar. 
Foundations  where  the  weight  of  building  requires  a  wall  two 


ORDIN-ANCES.  117 

feet  thick  shall  be  laid  in  cement  mortar.  All  foundations  less 
than  two  feet  thick  shall  be  laid  in  cement  or  cement  and  lime 
mortar.  Brick  walls  above  ground  over  sixteen  inches  thick 
and  more  than  four  stories  or  forty-five  feet  high  shall  be  laid 
in.  cement  mortar,  but  the  stories  over  said  height  may  be  laid 
in  cement  and  lime  mortar.  All  walls,  other  than  walls  in 
dwellings,  shall  be  laid  in  cement  and  lime  mortar.  Dwellings 
not  exceeding  three  stories  or  thirty-five  feet  in  height  may  be 
laid  in  lime  mortar.  Underpinning  to  wooden  buildings  shall 
be  laid  in  cement  and  lime  mortar. 

§  338.  Bearing  load.  The  safe  bearing  load  to  apply  i<*«™- 
to  good  brick-work  shall  be  estimated  at  eight  tons  for  each 
superficial  foot,  where  good  lime  mortar  is  used,  and  eleven  and 
one-half  tons  where  cement  and  lime  mortar  is  used,  and  fifteen 
tons  where  good  cement  mortar  is  used,  and  eleven  tons  where 
good  concrete  is  used. 

§  339.     Weight  of  masonry.     Each  cubic  foot  of  brick-       Idem, 
work  shall  be  deemed  to  weigh  one  hundred  and  fifteen  pounds ; 
sandstone,  marble,  and  granite  shall  be  deemed  to  weigh  one 
hundred  and  sixty  pounds  per  cubic  foot. 

§  340.     Rock-face  work  bonded.     No  rock-face  work  in     Rev.  189S 
walls  below  the  water  table  or  the  superstructure  above,  in  any 
building,  shall  be  less  than  four  inches  thick,  and  it  shall  have  a 
bond  stone  running  into  said  wall  at  least  twelve  inches  once  in 
every  square  yard  of  surface  of  wall. 

§  341.     Ashlar  anchored,     in  buildings  faced  with  ash-       Idem, 
lar  each  face-stone  shall  be  anchored  into  the  backing  with 
wrought-iron  anchors,  at  least  one-eighth  of  an  inch  thick  by 
one  inch  wide,  or  one-eighth  of  an  inch  in  diameter,  and  of 
suitable  length. 

§  342.     Cornices  secured.     Where  a  wall  is  finished  with       idem, 
a  stone  cornice,  or  where  any  stone  projects  beyond  the  face 
of  the  wall,  the  greatest  weight  of  material  shall  be  on  the  in- 
side of  the  face  of  the  wall  or  it  shall  be  otherwise  properly 
secured. 


118  BUILDING  DEPARTMENT. 

ch?p'Vi??§i7.  §  343.  Brick  walls,  thickness.  Bonding.  The  thick- 
ness of  brick  walls  shall  not  be  less  than  indicated  by  the  dia- 
grams of  walls,  except  in  special  cases  to  be  approved  by  the  in- 
spector. Brick  used  in  all  buildings  shall  be  good,  hard,  well- 
bumed  brick,  except  where  used  for  firestops  or  for  backing 
the  inside  of  wooden  buildings.  All  brick  walls  shall  be  well 
bonded  at  least  every  seventh  course  throughout  the  thickness 
of  the  wall.  Where  face  or  ornamental  brick-work  is  used,  a 
blind  header  may  be  used  by  cutting  off  the  inner  comers  of  the 
face-brick  and  laying  a  diagonal  header,  or  by  laying  a  course 
of  headers  and  stretchers. 


Idem. 


Idem. 


§  344.    Party  walls.    Beams  therein.    Within  the  fire 

limits  no  party  wall  shall  be  less  than  twelve  inches  thick. 
Every  dwelling  in  a  block  of  dwellings  shall  be  separated  from 
the  one  adjoining  by  a  brick  party  wall  running  from  front  to 
rear;  such  walls  shall  be  without  openings  (and  outside  of 
fire  limits  be  built  out  to  boarding  of  sides  and  up  to  underside 
of  roof  boarding),  and  of  thickness  specified  in  this  section. 
Outside  the  fire  limits,  when  the  party  wall  averages  over  thirty- 
five  feet,  and  under  forty-five  feet  in  height,  estimating  from 
the  level  of  cellar  floor,  the  cellar  part  of  said  wall  shall  not  be 
less  than  twelve  inches  thick,  and  the  remainder  of  said  wall 
shall  not  be  less  than  eight  inches  thick;  but  when  such  wall 
averages  thirty-five  feet  or  less  in  height,  estimating  from  the 
level  of  the  cellar  floor,  it  may  be  eight  inches  thick  the  full 
height ;  other  party  walls  to  be  as  indicated  by  diagram  of  walls. 
Where  eight-inch  party  walls  are  used,  the  floor  Joists  or  beams 
shall  be  separated  or  spaced,  so  that  there  shall  be  not  less  than 
four  inches  of  brick-work  between  said  joists  or  beams. 

§  345.  Hollow  walls.  Outside  walls  may  be  hollow  when 
necessary,  but  where  hollow  walls  are  used,  the  air  spaces  are 
not  to  be  included  in  the  thickness  required;  slots  or  chases  in 
the  wall  shall  not  come  within  four  inches  of  the  opposite  side 
of  wall,  and  no  two  slots  shall  be  within  eight  feet  of  each 


OBDINANCES.  119 

other.  If  any  brick  building  already  built,  or  which  may  be 
built  hereafter,  shall  be  altered,  enlarged,  raised,  built  upon, 
repaired,  or  rebuilt,  such  alterations  shall  be  made  to  conform 
to  the  requirements  of  this  section. 


Idem. 


§  346.    Underpinning,  thickness  of.    Underpinning  to 

wooden  buildings  not  over  two  and  one-half  stories  high,  under 
twenty-four  feet  wide,  and  thirty-two  feet  long,  may  be  eight 
inches  thick;  all  other  underpinning  shall  be  not  less  than 
twelve  inches  thick;  the  inside  course  to  be  built  up  to  top  of 
first  floor  joist;  where  eight-inch  walls  are  used,  the  brick-work 
shall  be  built  on  top  of  the  wood-sills  to  top  of  first  floor  joist, 
and  shall  be  not  less  than  four  inches  thick. 

§  347.    Frame-work   of   large   openings,   fire-proof.      ^^«™ 

Whenever  more  than  half  the  area  of  any  brick  wall  is  occu- 
pied by  window  or  other  openings,  the  constructive  frame-w(^k 
shall  be  of  iron  or  other  fireproof  material,  and  the  remaining, 
portions  of  wall  shall  be  suitably  thicker.  No  wooden  lintels 
shall  be  used  to  support  brick  walls. 

§  348.    Adjoining  walls  anchored.    All  walls  of  a  build-  chi^^iirsifi. 

ing  meeting  at  any  angle  shall  be  anchored  to  the  adjoining 
wall,  every  eight  feet  in  height,  by  anchors  made  of  at  least  one- 
inch  by  one-eighth  of  an  inch  wrought-iron,  securely  built  into 
the  side  or  partition  walls  not  less  than  thirty-six  inches,  and 
into  the  front  or  rear  walls  at  least  one-half  the  thickness  of 
such  walls,  except  where  the  walls  are  carried  up  together  and 
bonded  at  the  point  of  contact. 


§  349.    Beams  anchored  to  walls  and  together.    All 

walls  of  a  building  shall  be  anchored  to  each  tier  of  beams  or 
joists  at  intervals  of  not  more  than  six  feet  apart  (except  in 
mill  construction,  where  each  timber  shall  be  anchored),  with 
good  wrought-iron  anchors  not  less  than  one  and  a  half  inches 
wide,  by  one-quarter  of  an  inch  thick,  fastened  to  the  sides  of 
the  beam  or  joist  by  three  wrought-iron  spikes,  one-fourth  of  an 


Idem. 


120  BUILDING  DEPARTMENT. 

f 

inch  in  diameter.  WHiere  beams  are  supported  by  girders  or 
partitions,  the  beams  shall  be  butted  together  end  to  end  and 
strapped  by  wrought-iron  straps  of  the  same  size  and  distance 
apart  and  on  the  same  beam  as  the  wall  anchors,  and  fastened 
in  the  same  manner,  or  the  joists  may  lap  each  other  at  least 
twelve  inches  and  be  well  spiked  or  bolted  together;  every  pier 
or  wall,  front  or  rear,  shall  be  anchored  to  the  beams  of  each 
story;  front  and  rear  beams  shall  have  hard  wood  anchor  strips 
between  the  beams  to  support  the  anchor,  which  shall  pass  over 
at  least  three  beams. 

Idem.  §  350,    Sills  and  plates  bolted  to  brickwork.    SiUs  of 

wooden  structures  which  are  set  at  a  greater  height  than  the 
first  floor,  and  the  plate  supporting  roofs  upon  brick  buildings 
shall  be  bolted  to  the  brickwork  with  wrought-iron  bolts  not  less 
tl^in  two  feet  long,  one-half  inch  in  diameter,  secured  at  the 
bottom  to  a  horizontal  plate  or  washer  of  iron  not  less  than 
four  inches  square,  and  not  less  than  one-eighth  of  an  inch 
thick,  the  top  of  bolt  to  be  provided  with  proper  washer,  screw 
threads,  and  nut. 

Rev.  1898.        §  351.    Chlmneys  and  openings  therein.    The  jambs  of 

'^"  every  fireplace,  range,  or  grate  opening  shall  be  at  least  eight 

inches  wide,  and  the  backs  of  such  openings  shall  be  at  least 
eight  inches  thick;  and  brickwork  over  fireplaces,  grates,  or 
other  openings  shall  be  supported  by  iron  bars,  or  brick  or  stone 
arches.  All  hearths  shall  be  supported  by  trimmer  arches  of 
brick  or  stone,  or  by  iron  construction.  Hearths  and  trimmer 
arches  shall  be  at  least  eight  inches  longer  on  either  side  than 
the  width  of  such  openings,  and  at  least  eighteen  inches  wide 
in  front  of  chimney  breast.  No  chimney  shall  be  corbelled 
from  a  wall  more  than  eight  inches,  nor  hung  from  a  wall 
less  than  twelve  inches  thick  unless  it  projects  equally  on  each 
side  of  the  wall,  nor  started  nor  built  upon  any  wooden  floor  or 
beam.  All  chimneys  shall  be  built  of  brick,  stone,  or  other  fire- 
proof materials.     Brick  chimneys,  including  foundation,  shall 


OBDINANCES.  121 

have  walls  eight  inches  thick,  unless  terra  cotta  flue  linings  are 
used,  in  which  case  the  walls  may  be  four  inches  outside  the 
lining.  Where  chimneys  are  built  in  outside  walls,  the  tile 
shall  start  not  less  than  two  feet  below  the  underside  of  the 
first  floor  joists  at  fireplaces.  The  tile  over  fireplaces  shall 
commence  within  two  feet  of  the  throat  of  chimney.  When 
chimneys  are  built  inside  without  fireplaces  they  shall  be  built 
plumb  from  the  foundation  and  the  tiles  shall  start  at  the  cellar 
floor,  or  the  chimney  shall  be  built  with  eight-inch  walls. 
Ventilating  flues  or  ducts  may,  by  special  permit  of  the  in- 
spector, be  built  with  four-inch  walls,  if  the  outside  wall  be 
eight  inches  thick,  in  which  case  they  need  not  be  tiled,  and 
may  be  topped  out  as  chimneys.  Smoke-pipe  holes  shall  have 
thimbles  of  iron  or  terra  cotta ;  no  tile  shall  be  used  for  chimney 
unless  enclosed  with  four  inches  of  brick  work;  all  chimneys 
shall  be  topped  out  at  least  four  feet  above  the  highest  point 
of  contact  with  roof;  no  nail  shall  be  driven  into  the  masonry 
of  any  chimney;  flues  of  ranges  or  heating  boilers  and  other 
similar  flues  shall  have  the  outside  exposed  to  the  height  of  the 
ceiling,  or  be  plastered  directly  upon  the  brick. 

§  352.  Smoke-pipe,  protection.  No  smoke-pipe  in  any^^Rev^iM8.^ 
building  with  wooden  or  combustible  floors  or  ceilings  shall 
enter  any  flue,  unless  the  pipe  shall  be  at  least  eight  inches 
from  either  the  floors,  ceilings,  or  partitions ;  and  where  smoke- 
pipes  pass  through  a  stud  or  wooden  partition  or  floor  of  any 
kind,  whether  plastered  or  not,  they  shall  be  protected  by  a 
double  collar  of  metal,  with  two  inches  of  air  space  and  holes 
for  ventilation,  or  by  a  terra  cotta  thimble,  with  four  inches  of 
■  brickwork  around  for  the  full  thickness  of  the  studding ;  where 
the  woodwork  is  protected  by  a  shield  of  metal  a  less  distance 
may  be  allowed,  but  not  less  than  four  inches. 

§  353.     Brick  furnaces.     Brick-set  hot-air  furnaces  shall    Rev.  i898. 

,  Chap.  XIV,  881. 

have  two  covers,  with  an  air  space  of  four  inches  between  them ; 
the  inner  cover  of  the  hot-air  chamber  shall  be  a  brick  arch,  or 
two  courses  of  brick,  laid  on  galvanized  iron  or  tin,  supported  by 


122  BUILDING  DEPAETMENT. 

iron  bars.  The  outside  cover  or  top  of  furnace  shall  be  made 
of  brick  or  metal  supported  by  iron  bars,  and  constructed  so  as 
to  be  perfectly  tight.  The  walls  of  furnaces  shall  be  built  hol- 
low, viz. :  one  inner  and  one  outer  wall,  each  four  inches  thick, 
properly  bonded  together,  with  air  space  of  not  less  than  two 
inches  between  them.  All  furnaces  shall  be  built  at  least  four 
inches  from  any  woodwork. 

Idem.  g  354^     Cold-air  boxes.     Cold-air  boxes  shall  be  of  metal 

or  brick  for  a  distance  of  three  feet  from  the  furnace. 


Idem. 


Idem. 


§  355.  Portable  furnaces.  Portable  hot-air  furnaces 
shall  be  kept  at  least  sixteen  inches  from  any  woodwork  or 
ceiling,  unless  they  are  protected  by  a  metal  shield,  in  which 
case  they  may  be  kept  not  less  than  eight  inches  from  said 
woodwork  or  ceiling.  Wooden  floors  under  any  portable 
furnace  shall  be  protected  by  a  course  of  brick  laid  in  mortar, 
said  brick  to  extend  twenty  inches  at  least  in  front  of  the  ash- 
pan. 

§  356.    Registers  and  hot-air  pipes.    Registers  over  a 

brick  furnace  shall  be  supported  by  a  brick  shaft  from  cover  of 
furnace,  with  a  metal  pipe  inside.  Eegisters  placed  in  any  wood 
floor  shall  have  either  stone  or  iron  borders.  Register-boxes 
shall  be  made  of  tin,  with  a  flange  on  top  to  fit  in  the  rabbet 
in  the  border,  and  the  register  shall  rest  upon  same;  there 
shall  be  not  less  than  one-inch  open  space  on  all  sides  of  box; 
where  but  one  register  is  connected  to  a  furnace,  said  register 
shall  have  no  valves.  Horizontal  pipes,  and  hot-air  pipes  in 
floors  or  stud  partitions,  shall  have  the  woodwork  lined  with 
tin  plate,  and  the  outside  faces  covered  with  metal  or  slate. 
Horizontal  pipes  shall  be  kept  six  inches  below  the  floor-beams  or 
ceiling,  unless  plastered  or  protected  by  a  metal  shield,  in  which 
case  the  distance  shall  not  be  less  than  three  inches;  where  hot- 
air  pipes  pass  through  stud  or  any  wooden  partitions,  they 
shall  be  protected  by  a  double  collar  of  metal,  with  one-inch 
air  space  and  holes  for  ventilation,  or  surrounded  by  four  inches 
of  brickwork. 


,  ORDINANCES.  123 

§  357-    steam  boilers  in  public  buildings.    No  steam  ch5>^Vi^§22. 

boiler  or  boilers  shall  be  installed  for  heating  purposes  in  or 
under  any  public  building  or  place  of  public  assembly,  nor  in 
any  hotel,  building  for  offices,  nor  apartment  building,  with- 
out the  approval  of  the  building  inspector ;  and  the  steam  pres- 
sure allowed  on  such  boilers  shall  in  no  case  exceed  ten  pounds 
per  square  iiich. 

§  358.  Hot-water  systems.  Hot- water  systems  shall  idem, 
be  provided  with  open  tanks;  or  if  closed  system  is  used,  safety 
valves  shall  be  provided ;  said  valves  to  be  set  at  a  pressure  not 
exceeding  five  pounds  above  the  water  pressure  of  the  boiler,  and 
in  no  ca^e  shall  the  expansion  of  any  system  be  provided  for  by 
back  pressure  into  the  city  water  mains. 

§  359.    Boilers  for  power.    Inspection,    in  buildings      wem. 

where  boilers  are  used  for  elevators  or  ventilators,  a  permit  for 
the  installation  of  a  steam  boiler  or  boilers  must  first  be  ob- 
tained from  the  building  inspector;  but  the  pressure  of  steam 
per  square  inch  allowed  must  be  regulated  and  limited  by  an 
inspector  authorized  under  the  laws  of  this  state  to  make  in- 
spections of  steam  boilers.  All  boilers  used  in  the  buildings 
hereinbefore  named  must  be  thoroughly  inspected  at  least  once 
in  each  year.  No  boiler  used  for  steam  heat  or  motive  power, 
nor  any  hot-water  heater,  shall  be  placed  on  any  floor  above  the 
cellar  floor,  unless  the  same  is  set  on  fireproof  beams  and  arches, 
and  in  no  case  without  a  permit  from  the  inspector. 

§  360.  Steam  pipes.  No  steam  pipe  shall  be  placed  Wem. 
within  one  and  a  half  inches  of  any  woodwork  or  timber  unless 
the  woodwork  or  timber  is  protected  by  a  metal  shield.  All 
steam  pipes  passing  through  floors  or  ceilings,  or  lath  and 
plaster  partitions,  shall  be  protected  by  a  metal  tube  with  an 
air  space  between.  All  wooden  boxes  enclosing  steam  pipes  or 
radiators,  and  all  covers  to  recesses,  shall  be  lined  with  metal; 
all  steam  and  hot-water  pipes  shall  be  supported  by  iron  brackets 
or  hangers. 


I 


124  BUILDING  DEPARTMENT.  • 

chS'VivV      §  361.    Pipes  may  be  let  into  beams,  when.    No  gas, 

water,  or  other  pipes  shall  be  let  into  the  beams  or  joists  unless 
the  same  be  placed  within  thirty-six  inches  of  the  end  of  beam 
or  joists;  nor  shall  the  pipes  be  let  into  the  beams  or  joists 
more  than  two  inches  in  depth. 

Idem.  g  3g2.     Stop  COCl<S  outside.     AU  buildings  used  as  fac- 

tories, hotels,  churches,  theatres,  schoolhouses,  jails,  or  for  pub- 
lic assemblies,  in  which  gas  or  st^am  is  used  for  lighting  or 
heating  shall  have  the  supply  pipes  leading  from  the  street 
mains  provided  each  with  a  stop-cock  placed  in  the  sidewalk  at 
or  near  the  curb. 

Idem.  §  353^     Qas  brackets.     All  gas  brackets  shall  be  placed 

at  least  two  feet  below  any  ceiling  or  woodwork  unless  the  same 
is  protected  by  a  shield;  in  which  case  the  distance  shall  not 
be  less  than  eighteen  inches.  Swinging  or  folding  gas  brackets 
placed  against  any  stud,  partition,  or  woodwork,  and  gas  lights 
placed  near  window  curtains  or  other  combustible  material,  shall 
be  protected  by  proper  shield. 

ckS  xi^i24.  §  364.  Floors,  strength.  All  buildings  shall  have  floors 
of  sufficient  strength  in  all  parts  to  bear  safely,  upon  each 
superficial  foot  of  surface,  in  addition  to  the  weight  of  the 
materials  of  which  the  floors  are  composed,  at  least  the  follow- 
ing loads,  viz. :  Dwelling  houses,  fifty  pounds ;  offices,  one 
hundred  pounds;  public  assemblies,  one  hundred  and  twenty 
pounds;  stores,  warehouses,  workshops,  or  buildings  used  for 
manufacturing  or  commercial  purposes,  one  hundred  and 
twenty-five  pounds. 

Idem.  §  355_     Roofs,  strength.    Roofs  of  all  buildings  shall  be 

proportioned  to  bear  safely  fifty  pounds  upon  every  superficial 
foot  of  their  surface  in  addition  to  the  weight  of  the  material 
composing  the  same. 

Idem.  §  3gg_    Columns,  bridging,  stirrup-irons,  beams.   Every 

column,  post,  or  other  vertical  support  shall  be  of  sufficient 
strength  to  bear  safely  the  weight  of  material  and  load  of  the 


OKDIN^ANCES.  126 

portion  of  each  and  every  floor  depending  upon  it  for  support. 
No  cast-iron  column  shall  be  less  than  three-fourths  of  an  inch 
in  thickness.  Columns  where  placed  over  one  another  shall  not 
bear  upon  a  wooden  girder,  but  directly  upon  each  other,  and 
have  iron  dowels  or  pintles  between  the  cap  and  base-plates. 
Wooden  columns  supporting  wooden  girders  or  beams  shall  have 
cap  and  base-plates  of  cast-iron  not  less  than  one  inch  thick. 
All  beams  or  joists  shall  be  free  from  any  imperfection  whereby 
the  strength  may  be  impaired,  and  of  such  dimensions  and  ma- 
terials as  the  purpose  for  which  the  building  is  used  requires. 
No  bridging  shall  exceed  eight  feet  from  end  of  beam  or  joists, 
or  between  each  row  of  bridging.  Stirrup-irons  of  proper  size 
shall  be  used  at  all  headers  where  the  opening  exceeds  four 
feet;  dwelling  houses  may  be  excepted,  where,  in  the  opinion  of 
the  inspector,  they  are  not  required.  The  ends  of  all  beams 
and  joists  in  brick  walls  shall  be  beveled,  so  that  no  level  por- 
tion of  the  top  shall  enter  the  walls.  All  beams  and  joists 
shall  rest  not  less  than  four  inches  on  the  walls  or  other  sup- 
ports. 

§  367.    Floor  beams,  size  and  spacing.    Buildings  may      wem. 

have  floor  beams  of  the  size  and  spacing  shown  in  the  follow- 
ing table,  when,  in  the  opinion  of  the  inspector,  the  size  is 
sufficient  for  the  load  imposed  thereon: 


ATTIC  FLOORS. 

Greatest  dis- 

Least  number  of 

Greatest  length. 

Least  size.                tance  on  centers. 

rows  of  bridging 

12  feet. 

2       by     7 

16 

inches 

one 

14 

« 

2       by     8 
OTHER  FLOORS. 

16 

(( 

« 

12 

(( 

2       by     8 

16 

(t 

14 

" 

2       by     9 

16 

(t 

16 

(t 

2       by  10 

16 

*( 

18 

t( 

2       by  12   • 

16 

two 

20 

te 

2%  by  12 

12 

(( 

22 

<f 

3       by  12 

12 

(( 

24 

<( 

2y2  by  14 

12 

(( 

The  foregoing  table  is  based  on  the  use  of  spruce  timber. 


126  BUILDING  DEPARTMENT. 

Idem.  g  3gg^    Floors,  door  openings,  construction.    At  each 

floor  the  joists  are  to  be  doubled  and  spiked  together  under  all 
partitions,  and  for  trimmers  and  headers  around  all  openings, 
and  where  the  span  is  long,  there  shall  be  a  suitable  truss, 
framed  in  the  partition;  all  door  openings  are  to  be  properly 
trussed,  two  by  four  inch  sills  and  plates  are  to  be  placed  at  all 
partitions  not  resting  upon  girder  beams,  or  where  the  studding 
does  not  pass  down  onto  the  plate  of  the  partition  below. 

Idem.  §  369.    Bearing  partitions,  studding.  All  bearing  parti- 

tions shall  have  at  least  one  row  of  bridging  of  the  full  width 
of  the  studs.  The  studding  of  the  outside  walls  of  all  wooden 
structures  three  stories  in  height  to  the  plate  shall  not  be  less 
than  two  by  five  inches,  set  not  more  than  sixteen  inches  on 
centers.  The  studding  of  outside  walls  under  three  stories  in 
height  to  plate  may  be  two  by  four  inches ;  the  studs  of  all  bear- 
ing partitions  shall  not  be  less  than  two  by  four  inches,  set  the 
four-inch  way,  all  to  be  set  not  more  than  sixteen  inches  on 
centers. 

Idem.  §  370.     Sills.    The  sills  of  all  wooden  structures  shall  be 

not  less  than  four  by  six  inches. 

Idem.  §  371.    Building  near  line  of  lot.    Any  wooden  building 

built  within  one  foot  of  the  line  of  an  adjoining  lot  shall  have 
the  outside  adjoining  wall  built  of  brick  of  the  thickness  speci- 
fied in  section  343,  except  in  special  cases  to  be  approved  by  the 
inspector. 

Idem.  §  372,    Floor  construction,  special  cases,    where  the 

larger  number  of  floor  joists  are  of  a  given  size,  according  to 
the  ordinance,  and  there  are  some  of  the  joists  over  the  given 
length,  the  distance  on  centers  may  be  reduced,  or  the  joists 
increased  in  thickness,  so  thajt  the  strength  shall  remain  the 
same. 

Rev  im         §  373.    Columns  fireproofed.    Fire-stops.    Plastered 

Chap.  XIV,  §25.  ^  '  •  i-.- 

WaHs.     Every  interior  iron  column  supporting  a  partition  or- 


ORDINANCES.  127 

other  brick  wall  or  pier,  shall  be  fireproofed  b}-  being  properly 
encased  in  brick  or  terra  cotta,  or  by  a  coating  of  plaster  one 
inch  thick  on  wire  or  metal  lathing,  or  other  fireproof  materials. 
Inside  the  fire  limits,  every  furred  wall  or  partition  of  stone, 
brick,  or  other  like  material,  shall  be  provided  with  fire-stops 
at  each  story,  said  stop  to  consist  of  brick,  mortar,  or  other  fire- 
proof materials.  Stud-bearing  partitions  shall  be  provided 
with  fire-stops  at  each  story,  which  may  be  of  the  same  material 
as  partition,  but  no  stop  of  wood  shall  be  less  than  two  inches 
thick,  by  the  full  width  of  partition.  ^Vhere  mortar  stops  are 
used,  wooden  strips  two  inches  thick  may  be  used  as  supports. 
The  spaces  between  the  floor  joists,  where  they  rest  upon  the 
bearing  partitions,  shall  be  stopped.  The  stop  can  be  of  the 
same  material  as  the  partition,  but  no  stop  shall  be  less  than 
two  inches  thick.  The  spaces  between  the  stair  strings  and  the 
joists  of  the  landing,  unless  unceiled,  shall  be  stopped  at  three 
places  in  each  story;  stops  can  be  wood  not  less  than  two 
inches  thick.  Outside  the  fire  limits,  all  buildings  three  stories 
in  height  or  over  shall  be  provided  with  fire-stops  as  above  in 
each  story.  In  every  building  there  shall  be  at  least  one  line  of 
fire-stops,  which  shall  be  set  at  the  base  of  all  walls  and  parti- 
tions. In  all  buildings,  without  regard  to  the  number  of 
stories,  including  all  rooms  finished  off  in  the  space  enclosed  by 
the  roof,  in  what  is  termed  the  attic,  all  outside  walls  and  all 
inside  partitions  shall  be  plastered  down  to  the  floor,  and  back 
of  all  cases  and\  wainscoting  in  each  story. 

§  374.    Means  of  egress,  number.    Scuttles.    Every   Rev.isgs. 

building  (other  than  a  dwelling  house  occupied  by  not  more 
than  one  family)  shall  have  to  each  story  two  means  of  egress 
to  the  ground,  either  inside  or  outside  the  building,  not  includ- 
ing elevators.  And  such  means  shall  be  kept  free  from  o1)struc- 
tion  at  all  times,  and  shall  be  accessible  from  each  room  in  each 
story.  All  buildings  over  two  stories  in  height  shall  have  a 
permanent  access  to  the  roof  from  the  inside.  The  opening  of 
said  access  shall  be  not  less  than  eighteen  by  thirty  inches  in  the 
clear. 

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128  BUILDING  DEPARTMENT. 

Idem.  §  375^    p^P^y  ^gjig^  cornices,  in  fire  limits.  The  plank- 

ing and  sheathing  of  the  roof  of  every  building  hereafter  erected 
or  built  inside  the  fire  limits  shall  in  no  case  be  extended  across 
the  party  wall  thereof,  and  every  such  roof  shall  be  covered  with 
slate,  tin,  copper,  iron,  or  other  fireproof  materials.  And  all 
the  party  walls,  except  as  provided  in  section  344,  in  all  build- 
ings shall  be  carried  up  at  least  one  foot  above  the  roof,  and 
shall  be  capped  with  tile,  tin,  stone,  or  other  fireproof  ma- 
terials. Every  cornice  within  the  fire  limits,  except  in  isolated 
buildings  used  as  dwellings  only,  shall  be  wholly  of  brick,  iron, 
terra  cotta,  stone,  or  other  incombustible  material. 

Cha^^x5vf§27.  §  376.  Altered  buildings,  in  case  any  building  is  so 
altered  as  to  add  to  the  height  thereof,  such  altered  building 
shall  be  so  constructed  as  to  comply  with  all  the  provisions  and 
limitations  of  this  chapter  applicable  to  the  class  of  dwellings 
to  which  such  altered  structure  belongs. 

chSxi^§28      §  377.    Building  damaged  by  fire,  inspection.    Every 

building  that  may  be  damaged  by  fire  or  otherwise,  before  a 
permit  is  issued  to  repair  or  replace  the  same,  shall  be  examined 
by  the  inspector,  and  such  parts  of  said  buildings  as,  in  his 
opinion,  are  unsafe,  or  damaged  to  an  extent  that  will  impair 
the  safety  of  the  reconstructed  building,  shall  be  taken  down. 

Rev.  1898.  §  378.     Wiring.     All   light,   heat,   power,   burglar   alarm, 

'telephone,  or  other  wires  leading  into  any  building,  and  all 
electric  wires  placed  inside  of  any  building,  whether  connected 
with  aerial  or  underground  wires,  shall  be  installed  under  the 
rules  of  the  Hartford  Board  of  Fire  Underwriters,  and  subject 
to  the  approval  of  the  building  inspector,  and  no  wires,  cur- 
rents, or  appliances  shall  hereafter  be  introduced  into  or  placed 
in  any  building  in  said  city,  unless  the  same  be  done  in  compli- 
ance with  the  requirements  of  said  rules.  All  electrical  appara- 
tus and  wires  for  conducting  electricity,  both  permanent  and 
temporary,  while  in  use  in  any  building  now  or  hereafter  used 
Nov.  13, 1906.   ^^^  theatrical,  operatic,  or  public  assemblies,  which  has  a  seating 


ORDINANCES. 


129 


capacity  of  one  thousand  (1,000)  or  more  persons,  shall  be 
under  the  direct  supervision  and  control  of  a  competent  electri- 
cian, and  no  person  shall  act  as  such  electrician,  who  has  not 
previously  obtained  the  written  approval  of  the  fire  marshal  of 
the  city  of  Hartford. 

THEATRES. 

§  379.    Frontage,  entrance,  exits,  signs.    Every  build-  May  24,1904. 

ing  intended  to  be  used  for  theatrical  or  operatic  or  other 
such  purposes  hereafter  built  shall  have  h  frontage  as  wide  as 
the  widest  part  of  the  auditorium  or  assembly  hall,  including 
side  passages  or  lobbies,  the  whole  width  and  height  of  which 
frontage  shall  be  upon  a  street,  court,  passageway,  or  area  at 
least  30  feet  wide  opposite  the  entire  frontage.  Such  court, 
passageway,  or  area  shall  have  an  unobstructed  way  at  least  30 
feet  wide  to  the  public  street. 

There  shall  be  at  least  one  exit  on  this  front,  which  shall 
be  in  no  case  less  than  five  feet  in  width,  and  of  such  greater 
width  in  proportion  to  the  seating  capacity  of  the  hall  as 
an  allowance  of  twenty  inches  for  each  one  hundred  persons 
will  in  the  aggregate  require.  There  shall  be  other  independ- 
ent exits  of  the  same  aggregate  capacity.  There  shall  be  open 
courts  on  the  sides  not  less  than  ten  feet  wide,  with  an  exit 
or  corridor  from  the  court  to  the  street.  All  rooms  in  theatres 
for  the  use  of  persons  employed  therein  shall  have  two  inde- 
pendent exits.  All  doors  shall  open  outwards,  and  shall  not 
be  placed  to  reduce  the  passages  above  required.  Every  exit 
shall  have  over  the  same,  on  the  inside,  the  words  *'  This  Way 
Out,'^  in  legible  letters  not  less  than  four  inches  high.  Plans 
showing  the  exits  and  stairways  shall  be  printed  on  every  pro- 
gram or  play  bill.  All  exits  from  the  building  shall  be  open 
at  the  beginning  of  every  performance  and  whenever  necessary, 
and  shall  have  fastenings  on  the  inside  only. 

§  380.    Aisles.    All   aisles,    stairways,   and   passageways       wem. 
shall  be  of  an  even  or  increasing  width  toward  the  exit,  with  a 


130  BUILDING  DEPARTMENT. 

ceiling  at  least  eight  feet  high  throughout,  without  obstructions, 
properly  arranged  for  the  easy  exit  of  the  audience  as  computed 
by  the  above  rule.  The  minimum  width  of  aisles  shall  be  two 
feet  eight  inches  at  the  end  near  the  stage,  and  not  less  than 
three  feet  at  the  other  end.  There  shall  be  a  parallel  aisle  with 
a  minimum  width  of  three  feet.  Every  aisle  shall  lead  directly 
to  an  exit.  No  aisles  of  passage  in  such  buildings,  rising  to- 
wards the  exits,  except  stairs  from  story  and  necessary  steps  in 
galleries  and  balconies,  shall  have  a  gradient  within  the  audi- 
torium of  more  than  two  in  ten,  or  elsewhere  of  more  than  one 
in  ten. 


Idem. 


§  381.  Stairs.  The  cut  of  stairs  stringers  shall  not  ex- 
ceed seven  and  one-half  inch  rise,  nor  have  less  than  a  ten-inch 
tread.  No  winders  shall  be  less  than  seven  inches  wide  at  the 
narrowest  part.  There  shall  be  no  flights  of  more  than  fifteen  or 
less  than  three  steps  between  landings.  Every  landing  shall  be 
at  least  four  feet  wide  from  step  to  step.  All  stairs  and  landings 
shall  have  hand  rails  on  both  sides,  firmly  secured  to  walls  or 
to  strong  posts  and  balusters.  Stairways  twelve  feet  wide  or 
more  shall  have  one  or  more  intermediate  rails  properly  sup- 
ported. There  shall  be  balconies  no  less  than  four  feet  in  width 
in  said  open  court  or  courts  (or  street  when- the  building  bor- 
ders on  a  street)  at  each  level  or  tier  above  the  parquet,  on  each 
side  of  the  auditorium,  of  sufficient  length  to  embrace  two  exits, 
and  from  said  balconies  there  shall  be  staircases  extending  to 
the  ground  level,  with  a  rise  of  not  more  than  eight  and  one- 
half  inches  to  a  step,  and  not  less  than  a  nine-inch  tread,  ex- 
clusive of  nosing.  The  staircase,  from  the  upper  balcony  to 
the  next  below,  shall  not  be  less  than  thirty  inches  in  width  in 
the  clear,  and  from  the  first  balcony  to  the  ground  three  feet 
in  the  clear,  where  the  seating  capacity  of  the  auditorium  is 
1,500  or  less,  and  three  feet  six  inches  where  the  seating  capac- 
ity is  not  more  than  2,000  people.  All  the  above  balconies  and 
staircases  shall  be  constructed  of  iron  throughout,  including 
the  floors,  and  of  ample  strength  to  sustain  the  load  to  be 


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131 


carried  by  them,  and  they  shall  be  covered  with  a  metal  hood 
or  awning,  to  be  constructed  as  shall  be  directed  by  the  in- 
spector. 

§  382.  Seats.  All  seats  in  the  auditorium,  except  those  Wem. 
contained  in  boxes,  shall  be  firmly  secured  to  the  floor,  and  no 
seat  in  the  auditorium  shall  have  more  than  six  seats  interven- 
ing between  it  and  an  aisle  on  the  other  side.  All  groups  of 
seats  shall  be  so  arranged  that  there  shall  be  an  aisle  at  each 
side  of  each  group,  and  no  group  or  bank  of  seats  in  the  audi- 
torium shall  have  more  than  fifteen  rows  of  seats  unless  divided 
by  a  parallel  aisle  the  full  width  of  house.  In  balconies  and 
galleries  no  group  or  bank  of  seats  shall  have  more  than  nine 
rows  of  seats  unless  divided  by  a  parallel  aisle  running  the  full 
width  of  said  balconies  and  galleries.  No  temporary  seats  or 
other  obstructions  shall  be  allowed  in  any  aisle,  passageway, 
or  stairway,  and  no  person  shall  be  allowed  to  remain  in  any 
aisle  or  stairway  during  any  performance. 

§  383.  Lights.  The  lights  for  the  rear  of  the  auditorium,  wem. 
and  for  all  passages  and  stairways  of  exits,  shall  be  independent 
of  the  lights  of  the  rest  of  the  auditorium,  and  of  the  plat- 
form or  stage,  and  shall  be  so  arranged  that  they  cannot  be 
turned  down  or  off  from  the  platform  or  stage.  If  electricity 
is  used  for  lighting  there  shall  be  provided  suitable  arrange- 
ments for  properly  lighting  gas  Jets  in  case  of  failure  of  the 
electric  current,  or  such  other  suitable  device  for  such  emer- 
gency as  shall  be  approved  by  the  inspector.  All  stage  and 
dressing  room  gas  lights  shall  be  protected  by  proper  nettings. 

§  384.    Stage  and  proscenium  arch.    The  stage  shall     wem. 

be  separated  from  the  auditorium  by  a  brick  wall  sixteen  inches 
thick,  which  shall  extend  the  full  width  and  height  of  building, 
and  two  and  one-half  feet  above  the  highest  roof.  The  top  of 
said  wall  is  to  be  covered  with  coping  or  some  fireproof  ma- 
terial, like  a  party  wall.     There  shall  be  no  opening  through 


182  BUILDING  DEPARTMENT. 

this  wall,  except  the  curtain  opening,  and  not  more  than  two 
others,  which  shall  be  at  or  below  the  level  of  the  stage;  these 
*  latter  openings  shall  not  exceed  twenty-one  square  feet  each, 
and  shall  have  fireproof  self-closing  doors  securely  hung  to  the 
brick  wall.  The  proscenium  opening  shall  be  spanned  by  an 
iron  girder,  covered  with  fireproof  material  to  protect  it  from 
heat  in  case  of  fire,  with  a  relieving  arch  over  the  same,  the  in- 
tervening space  to  be  filled  with  brick  the  full  thickness  of 
wall.  No  fixed  portion  of  the  stage,  except  the  floor,  shall  be 
of  wood.  All  carpenter  or  property  shops  and  wardrobes  shall 
be  separated  from  the  stage,  auditorium,  and  dressing-rooms 
by  solid  brick  walls,  with  no  opening  to  the  auditorium  or 
dressing-room  divisions,  and  shall  have  fireproof  self-closing 
doors,  securely  hung  to  the  brickwork.  The  finish  or  decora- 
tive features  around  curtain  openings  shall  be  of  fireproof  ma- 
terial, well  secured  to  masonry.  All  the  scenery,  curtains,  and 
woodwork  of  the  stage  shall  be  thoroughly  covered  with  a  fire- 
proof material.  Wire  or  metallic  lathing  shall  be  used  through- 
out the  building  for  plastering.  There  shall  be  ample  passage- 
way adjoining  each  division  of  the  auditorium. 

Idem.  §  385.     Curtain.     The    proscenium    or    curtain    opening 

shall  have  a  fireproof  curtain  reinforced  by  wire  netting,  or 
otherwise  strengthened.  If  of  iron  or  similar  heavy  material, 
and  made  to  lower  from  the  top,  it  shall  be  so  contrived  as  to  be 
stopped  securely  at  a  height  of  seven  feet  above  the  stage  floor. 
Such  curtain  shall  be  raised  at  the  beginning  and  lowered  at 
the  end  of  each  and  every  performance,  and  shall  be  operated 
by  approved  machinery  for  that  purpose,  and  the  curtain  shall 
be  at  least  three  feet  distant  from  the  footlights  at  the  nearest 
point. 

Idem.  §  386.     Ventilators.     There  shall  be  one  or  more  ventila- 

tors near  the  center  and  above  the  highest  portion  of  the  stage, 
equal  in  combined  area  of  opening  to  one-tenth  of  the  area  of 
stage  floor.    Every  such  ventilator  shall  have  a  valve  or  lever  so 


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133 


Idem. 


counterbalanced  as  to  open  automatically,  and  shall  be  kept 
closed  when  not  in  use  by  a  cord  accessible  from  the  stage. 
Such  cord  shall  be  of  combustible  material,  and  so  arranged 
that  if  it  is  severed  the  ventilator  will  open  automatically. 

§  387.    Stand  pipe,  sprinklers,  extinguishers.    There 

shall  be  at  least  one  two-inch  high  service  stand  pipe  on  each 
side  of  stage  and  to  each  fly-loft,  each  to  be  provided  with  a 
nozzle  and  a  sufficient  length  of  Al  hose  to  reach  the  opposite 
wall  two  feet  above  stage  level  and  above  the  floor  of  fly-lofts. 
The  said  pipes  shall  have  two  gates,  one  above  the  other,  with 
a  proper  test  or  waste  valve,  the  lower  gate  to  be  kept  open 
at  all  times.  The  proscenium  opening  shall  be  provided  with 
a  two  and  one-half  inch  perforated  iron  pipe,  or  equivalent  of 
automatic  or  open  sprinklers,  as  inspector  may  direct,  so  con- 
structed as  to  form  when  in  operation  a  complete  water  curtain 
for  the  entire  proscenium  opening.  Automatic  sprinklers  shall 
be  installed  both  over  and  under  stage.  Fire  extinguishers  of 
sufficient  size  and  approved  design  shall  be  installed  at  each 
corner  of  the  auditorium,  balcony,  and  gallery  floors. 

§  388.  Assembly  halls,  exits,  in  every  building  here-  Wem. 
after  so  built  or  altered  as  to  contain  an  audience  or  assembly 
hall  capable  of  holding  800  persons  or  more,  and  used  for 
theatrical  purposes,  such  audience  or  assembly  hall  shall  be  on 
the  first  floor  of  such  building;  if  capable  of  holding  not  more 
than  400  persons,  it  shall  not  be  above  the  second  floor;  if 
capable  of  holding  not  more  than  200  persons,  it  shall  not  be 
above  the  third  floor.  No  assembly  hall  shall  be  above  the  third 
floor  in  any  building.  The  audience  hall,  and  each  gallery  of 
every  such  building,  shall  have  at  least  two  independent  exits, 
so  placed  as  to  provide  for  the  safest  possible  egress,  and  one  of 
the  above  exits  shall  be  fireproof.  Every  such  exit  shall  have 
a  width  of  at  least  twenty  inches  for  every  100  persons  which 
the  hall  and  galleries  from  which  it  leads  is  capable  of  contain- 
ing.    None  of  the  exits  above  required  shall  be  less  than  five 


134  BUILDING  DEPARTMENT. 

feet  in  width.     There  shall  be  stand  pipes,  sprinklers,  and  ex- 
tinguishers  in   all   such   halls   and   galleries   as   specified   for  . 
theatres,  as  far  as  conditions  may  concur  with  same. 

May  24, 1904.  g  ggg^  Policipg,  dutJeS,  report.  The  owner  or  manager 
of  any  theatre  or  opera  house  shall  be  required  to  have  in  at- 
tendance at  every  public  performance  or  gathering  either  a 
regular  or  a  supernumerary  member  of  the  city  police  force  or 
a  regular  or  supernumerary  member  of  the  city  fire  department, 
who  shall,  before  the  opening  of  such  theatre  or  opera  house, 
see  that  all  exits  are  unlocked  and  all  fire  escapes  are  ready  for 
immediate  use,  and  that  said  exits,  remain  unlocked  and  said 
fire  escapes  be  ready  for  immediate  use  during  the  entire  per- 
formance or  gathering.  Said  policeman  or  fireman  shall  render 
a  report  in  writing  to  the  chief  of  the  fire  department  upon  the 
day  succeeding  each  performance  or  gathering,  or  upon  the  next 
Monday  when  such  succeeding  day  falls  upon  Sunday,  certi- 
fying whether  these  instructions  were  carried  out  in  detail. 
Each  day  that  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  not  be  com- 
plied with  on  the  part  of  said  owner  or  manager  shall  constitute 
a  separate  offense. 

May 24, 1904.  §  390.  InspGCtJOn,  OPClerS,  appeals.  The  building  in- 
spector is  hereby  empowered,  whenever,  in  his  judgment,  occasion 
may  require,  to  enter  into  and  upon  any  building  used  as  a 
theatre  or  assembly  hall,  and  shall  order  such  alterations  to  be 
made  as  he  shall  deem  necessary  to  promote  the  security  of  the 
public  from  fire  and  panic.  It  shall  be  his  duty  to  see  that  all 
ordinances  in  relation  to  the  public  safety  in  theatres  and  as- 
sembly halls  are  enforced,  and  he  shall  regulate  or  prohibit 
the  use  of  scenery  and  inflammable  materials  deemed  by  him 
to  be  dangerous.  Notice  of  such  orders  shall  be  given  and  ap- 
peals therefrom  may  be  taken  in  the  same  manner  as  is  pro- 
vided in  sections  322,  323  and  324  of  this  chapter,  but  no 
appeal  shall  Operate  to  suspend  any  order  of  the  building 
inspector  regulating  or  prohibiting  the  use  of  inflammable 
materials  or  scenery  deemed  by  him  to  be  dangerous. 


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§  391.     Elevators,     in  any  building  in  which  there  shall  ch?p^.Vivf§3i. 
be  an  elevator  not  inclosed  in  walls  constructed  of  brick  or  other 
fireproof  materials,  and  provided  with  fireproof  doors,  the  open- 
ings thereof  through  and  upon  each  fioor  of  said  buildings 
shall  be  provided  with  and  protected  by  a  guard  or  gate,  and 
with  good   trap-doors  with   which  to  close  the  same.      Such 
guards,  gates,  and  trap-doors  shall  be  kept  closed  at  all  times 
except  when  in  actual  use.     In  all  buildings,  except  manufac- 
tories hereafter  erected,  the  roof  immediately  over  the  elevators 
shall  be  covered  with  a  skylight  of  suitable  size.     All  elevators 
hereafter  placed  in  any  building,  except  manufactories  or  store- 
houses, shall  be  enclosed  in  suitable  walls  of  brick  or  frame 
work  of  iron  and  burnt  clay  filling,  or  other  fireproof  material ; 
said  walls  shall  extend  through  and  above  the  roof  of  the  build- 
ing at  least  three  feet,  and  all  openings  into  the  same  shall  be 
provided  with  fireproof  doors,  made  solid  for  three  feet  above 
the  floor  level  and  with  grilled  openings  above.    Elevators  may 
be  placed  in  the  well-holes  of  stairs,  without  such  brick  or  fire- 
proof enclosures,  where  the  stairs  are  inclosed  with  brick  or 
other  fireproof  walls,  but  the  frame-work  and  inclosure  of  such 
elevator  shall  be  of  iron  or  other  fireproof  materials.    The  roofs 
over  all  inclosed  elevators  shall  be  made  of  fireproof  materials, 
with  a  skylight  of  at  least  three-fourths  of  the  area  of  the  shaft, 
made  of  glass  set  in  an  iron  frame.     Immediately  under  all 
overhead  machinery  at  top  of  elevator   shaft,  there  shall  be 
placed   a   substantial  grating  or   screen   of   iron   of   sufficient 
strength  to  form  a  protection  from  falling  materials.     Every 
elevator  shall  be  provided  with  a  sufficient  arrangement  to  pre- 
vent the  falling  of  the  car  or  platform  in  case  of  accident. 
Every  part  of  any  elevator  not  inclosed  in  a  shaft,  except  in 
manufactories  and  storehouses,  shall  be  protected  by  an  iron 
screen  or  grill.     Freight  elevators  shall  have  a  notice  posted 
conspicuously  thereon,  as  follows :   ''  Persons  riding  on  this  ele- 
vator do  so  at  their  own  risk."     All  persons  placed  in  charge 
of  running  any  elevator  shall  be  steady,  reliable  persons  with 


136  BUILDING  DEPARTMENT. 

suitable  qualifications  to  do  such  work.  No  elevator  shall  be 
used  until  it  has  been  inspected  and  a  permit  has  been  granted 
by  the  inspector,  and  when  any  repairs  are  found  necessary, 
upon  inspection,  they  shall  be  made  without  delay,  and  the  use 
of  the  elevator  shall  cease,  and  it  shall  not  be  again  used  until 
a  new  inspection,  unless  a  certificate,  signed  by  an  elevator 
builder  that  the  elevator  is  safe,  has  been  furnished,  and  posted 
at  the  entrance. 

ChS^  xi^S85.  §  392.  Penalty,  if  any  person  shall  violate  any  pro- 
vision of  this  ordinance  or  wilfully  disobey  any  written  order  of 
the  building  inspector  as  aforesaid,  unless  the  same  shall  have 
been  set  aside  or  modified  by  said  City  Court  on  an  appeal,  or 
by  said  board  of  arbitrators  on  an  appeal,^or  any  order  or  de- 
cree of  either  said  court  or  said  board  of  arbitrators  made  by 
either  on  an  appeal  as  aforesaid,  or  any  order  of  the  board  of 
health  relating  to  ventilation,  light  or  drainage,  he  shall  be 
guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and  may  be  punished,  on  conviction 
thereof,  by  a  fine  of  not  more  than  fifty  dollars. 

Plates,  illustrating  the  Building  Ordinance,  approved  June 
29,  1895,  can  be  seen  in  the  Municipal  Register  for  1896,  or  in 
the  office  of  the  building  inspector  at  the  City  Hall;  and  are 
also  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  town  clerk,  at  the  Halls  of  Record. 


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187 


Chapter  XVI. 
EXPLOSIVES. 

§  393.    Vessels  carrying  explosives  regulated.     No  ^^^-^^-^^ 

vessel,  boat,  or  other  water-craft,  on  board  of  which  any  gun- 
powder, dynamite,  or  explosive  of  a  like  nature  shall  be  laden, 
shall  come  to  or  lie  at  any  wharf,  slip,  or  landing-place  within 
the  city  of  Hartford,  or  come  to  anchor  or  otherwise  make  fast 
on  Connecticut  Eiver  within  the  jurisdiction  of  said  city,  ex- 
cept as  hereinafter  provided. 

§  394.    May  land  below  mouth  of  Hockanum.    Any  chap^v,$2. 

vessel,  boat,  or  other  water-craft,  of  suitable  construction  with 
regard  to  safety,  may  be  allowed  to  receive  or  deliver  said  ex- 
plosives at  any  wharf  or  landing-place  on  the  Connecticut  River 
below  the  mouth  of  the  Hockanum  River,  and  may  remain  at 
such  wharf  or  landing-place  a  reasonable  time  for  such  purpose, 
not  to  exceed  three  days,  and  no  fire  of  any  kind  shall  be  allowed 
on  or  near  said  vessel  at  any  time  while  it  is  within  the  juris- 
diction of  said  city;  provided,  however,  that  when  any  vessel, 
boat,  or  other  water-craft  shall  have  received  on  board  any  of 
said  explosives  at  said  wharf  or  landing-place,  at  the  expira- 
tion of  said  three  days  it  shall  be  removed  without  the  juris- 
diction of  said  city,  and  shall  not  return  again  while  any  of 
said  explosives  are  on  board.    ^ 

§  395.    Keepers  of  explosives  to  be  licensed.    Sign,  ^^^i^^^v^^ , 

No  person  or  persons  shall  keep,  or  have  for  sale,  or  for  any  other 
purpose  in  any  house,  store,  or  other  building,  or  upon  any  ves- 
sel, boat,  or  other  water-craft,  within  the  jurisdiction  of  said 
city,  any  quantity  of  gunpowder  exceeding  five  pounds  in  weight, 
or  any  quantity  of  dynamite  or  explosive  of  like  nature  exceeding 
one  pound  in  weight,  without  a  special  license  from  the  board 


138  EXPLOSIVES. 

of  fire  commissioners;  and  every  person  so  licensed  shall  give 
notice  thereof  by  a  conspicuous  sign  bearing  the  words 
"  Licensed  to  Keep  and  Sell  Explosives/'  placed  over  the  door 
or  principal  entrance  to  the  store  or  building  where  said  ex- 
plosives are  deposited;  provided  that  nothing  contained  in  this 
chapter  shall  be  construed  to  prohibit  vessels  or  boats  loaded 
wholly  or  in  part  with  explosives  from  coming  within  the  juris- 
diction of  the  city  for  the  purpose  of  loading  or  unloading,  sub- 
ject to  the  provisions  of  this  chapter. 

chirxvfk  §  ^^^-  Explosives  to  be  kept  in  metal  chest,  con- 
struction and  location  thereof.  Every  person  licensed  to 
keep  and  sell  explosives,  as  provided  in  the  preceding  section, 
shall  be  provided  with  a  suitable  copper,  zinc,  or  galvanized 
iron  chest,  marked  in  front  with  the  word  "  gunpowder,"  or  the 
word  "  explosives,"  which  chest  shall  be  approved  by  the  chief 
of  the  fire  department,  and  shall  be  provided  with  two  strong 
handles  and  with  a  tight  cover  or  lid,  attached  with  brass  hinges, 
and  secured  with  a  brass  padlock  and  key.  Said  chest  shall  al- 
ways be  kept  locked,  except  when  opened  to  put  in  or  take  out 
explosives,  which  shall  be  done  as  speedily  as  possible,  consistent 
with  proper  care.  Said  chest  shall  be  kept  on  the  lower  floor, 
and  within  six  feet  of  the  principal  door  or  entrance  from  the 
street,  over  which  the  sign  mentioned  in  the  preceding  section 
is  placed,  and  in  no  other  place  in  the  building  except  by  special 
permit  of  the  board  of  fire  commissioners,  which  permission 
shall  be  expressed  in  the  license;  and  no  explosive  shall  be 
sold  or  exhibited  for  sale  except  by  daylight. 

Idem.  §  397,     Amount  of  explosive  kept.     No  person  licensed 

as  aforesaid  shall  have  on  hand  at  any  time  in  one  building  or 
store  more  than  one  hundred  pounds  of  explosives;  provided, 
however,  that  this  and  the  two  preceding  sections  shall  not 
apply  to  any  explosive  kept  in  any  building  used  for  that  pur- 
pose only  and  distant  more  than  one-half  mile  from  any  habi- 
tation in  the  city  of  Hartford,  or  in  any  adjoining  town,  pro- 


I 


ORDINANCES.  1^^ 

vided  said  building  shall  have  been  inspected  and  a  permit  ob- 
tained from  the  board  of  fire  commissioners. 

§  398.    Licenses,  record  of,  revocation.    The  clerk  of  cSrivV 

the  board  of  fire  commissioners  shall  keep  a  record  of  all  licenses 
granted,  and  of  the  place  designated  in  each  license  for  keeping 
and  selliiig  explosives,  which  place  shall  not  be  altered  or 
changed  without  the  consent  of  said  board  expressed  in  such 
license,  and  the  said  clerk  at  the  time  the  same  is  issued  shall 
call  the  attention  of  the  person  so  licensed  to  this  chapter. 
Any  license  so  granted  may  be  revoked  at  any  time  by  said 
board. 

§  399.    Inspection,  report  of  violations.    The  chief  of    Revisas. 

the  fire  department,  at  all  suitable  times,  may  enter  the  store  or 
building  of  any  person  licensed  to  keep  and  sell  explosives,  to 
ascertain  if  the  laws  and  regulations  relating  thereto  are  strictly 
observed,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  chief  to  report  to  the 
prosecuting  attorney,  and  to  the  recorder  of  the  city  court,  in 
accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  following  section,  all  vio- 
lations of  this  chapter  that  may  cOme  within  his  knowledge. 

§  400.  Seizure  of  explosives,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  ^Rey,iM8^^ 
the  chief  of  the  fire  department,  upon  ascertaining  that  any 
explosives  are  kept  within  the  city  contrary  to  law,  to  make 
complaint  to  the  recorder  of  the  city  court,  who  shall  forth- 
with issue  an  order  signed  by  him  as  such  recorder,  to  the  mar- 
shal or  deputy  marshal  of  the  city,  commanding  such  officer  to 
seize  such  explosives  and  to  take  them  into  his  custody,  and  to 
keep  the  same  safely  until  disposed  of  according  to  law.  Such 
order  shall  be  accompanied  by  a  citation  to  the  owner  or  possessor 
of  such  explosives,  directing  him  to  appear  before  the  city  court 
at  a  day  and  hour  to  be  named  in  the  citation,  not  later  than 
five  days  from  its  date,  to  show  cause  why  such  explosives  should 
not  be  declared  forfeited  to  the  city  and  sold  as  in  this  chapter 
provided.    A  copy  of  the  order  and  citation  above  provided  for, 


140  EXPLOSIVES. 

attested  by  the  marshal  or  his  deputy,  with  his  doings  thereon 
indorsed,  shall  be  left  with  such  owner  or  possessor,  or  at  his 
usual  place  of  abode,  within  twenty-four  hours  after  such 
seizure,  and  the  original  shall  be  filed  with  the  city  court  within 
the  same  period,  with  the  officer's  doings  endorsed  thereon. 

§  401.    Hearing,  disposition  after  condemnation,    if, 

Chap.xv.ss.  upon  the  hearing,  the  court  shall  find  that  the  explosives  seized, 
or  any  part  of  the  same,  were  at  the  time  of  such  seizure  held 
in  violation  of  law,  it  shall  order  that  so  much  of  said  explosive 
as  was  kept  in  violation  of  law  shall  be  forfeited  to  the  city, 
and  shall  be  sold  by  the  marshal  or  deputy  marshal,  and  the 
avails  thereof  paid  to  the  city  treasurer  for  tlie  benefit  of  the 
city.  And  the  marshal  or  deputy  marshal  making  such  sale 
shall,  within  twenty-four  hours  thereafter,  file  with  the  city 
court  an  accurate  return  or  statement  of  the  amount  received 
and  of  its  deposit  with  the  city  treasurer,  and  affix  thereto  his 
receipt  for  the  same. 

r.    .^         §  4-02.    Return  of  explosives  not  illegally  kept,    in 

RcT.  1898. 

Chap.  XV,  §9.  case  the  court,  upon  hearing,  shall  determine  that  the  explosives 
seized,  or  any  part  of  the  same,  were  not  kept  in  violation  of 
law,  it  shall  order  the  marshal  at  once  to  return  to  the  owner  or 
possessor  the  explosives  found  to  be  lawfully  kept. 

Ber.  1898.  §  403.     CostS.    If,  upon  the  hearing,  the  court  shall  find 

Chap.  XV,  §10.  ^^^^  ^j^^  explosives  seized,  or  any  part  of  the  same,  were,  at 
the  time  of  such  seizure,  held  in  violation  of  law,  it  shall  tax 
the  costs  of  the  proceeding  in  favor  of  the  city  and  against  the 
owner  or  possessor  of  such  explosives,  and  shall  issue  execution 
therefor.  Said  costs  shall  be  the  same  as  those  taxable  in  civil 
actions  before  the  city  court  where  the  amount  in  demand 
exceeds  two  hundred  dollars,  together  with  such  reasonable 
amount  for  the  seizure,  storage,  and  care  of  the  same  as  the 
court  may  in   its   discretion   allow.     If  the  court  shall  find 


ORDINANCES. 


141 


that  no  part  of  the  explosives  so  seized  were,  at  the  time  of 
seizure,  kept  in  violation  of  law,  it  may  tax  such  costs  payable 
out  of  the  city  treasury  as  it  shall  deem  reasonable. 

§  404.    Removal  or  destruction  in  case  of  fire,    in  ch?rxvf«ii. 

case  of  an  alarm  of  fire  in  the  vicinity  of  the  store  or  building 
where  any  explosives  are  kept  as  herein  provided,  the  chief  of 
the  fire  department  may  cause  said  explosives  to  be  removed  to 
a  place  of  safety,  or  to  be  destroyed,  as  the  case  may  require. 

§  405.    Minors  may  not  buy  without  order.    Excep- ch?p.Vv?§i2. 

tions.  ^o  person  shall  sell,  to  any  child  under  the  age  of  sixteen 
years,  any  dynamite,  or  explosive  of  a  like  nature,  or  any  gun- 
powder, cartridge,  or  fixed  ammunition,  or  any  gun,  pistol,  or 
mechanical  contrivance  arranged  for  the  explosion  of  the  same, 
without  the  written  order  of  the  parent  or  guardian  of  such 
child,  provided,  however,  that  this  section  shall  not  apply  to 
fire-crackers,  torpedoes,  or  fire-works,  commonly  so  called. 

§  406.  Penalty.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  the  pro-  ch?rxv?8i3. 
visions  of  this  chapter  shall  be  fined  not  more  than  fifty  dollars, 
or  imprisoned  not  more  than  thirty  days,  or  both.  Whenever 
the  quantity  of  explosives  sold  or  transported  in  violation  of 
the  provisions  of  this  chapter  exceeds  twenty-five  pounds,  an 
additional  penalty  at  the  rate  of  one  dollar  per  pound  for  the 
excess  may  be  imposed. 


142  ORDINANCES. 


Chapter  XVII. 
AMUSEMENTS. 
Rev.  1898.  §  407.     Penaltv.     The  violation  of  any  provision  of  sec- 

Chap.XVI,  §4.      . 

tion  170  of  the  charter,  shall  be  deemed  a  misdemeanor,  and 
shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  more  than  ten  dollars,  and 
such  violation  by,  or  on  behalf  of,  any  person,  persons,  or  com- 
pany licensed  to  give  an  entertainment  or  exhibition  in  said 
city,  shall  likewise  operate  to  revoke  any  such  license. 

c£5;x^§5.  §  408.  Violations  reported,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
mayor  to  report  all  violations  of  this  chapter  to  the  prosecuting 
attorney  for  prosecution. 

cimp^'xvifge.  §  409.  Record  of  licenses.  The  mayor  shall  keep  a 
record  in  a  book  provided  for  that  purpose  of  all  licenses  granted 
by  him  under  authority  conferred  upon  him,  which  record  shall 
set  forth  the  name  of  the  party  licensed  and  the  amount  paid 
for  the  license,  and  said  record  shall  be  open  at  all  reasonable 
times  to  the  inspection  of  any  member  of  the  court  of  common 
council. 


Mar.  13, 1901. 


§  410.  License  fees,  inspection.  Every  licensee  before 
he  receives  any  license  for  a  theatrical  exhibition,  public  show, 
public  amusement,  athletic  contest,  or  other  performance  or 
exhibition  of  any  description,  to  which  admission  is  obtained 
by  the  payment  of  money  or  the  delivery  of  any  valuable  thing, 
or  by  any  ticket  or  voucher  obtained  for  money  or  any  valuable 
thing,  shall  pay  for  such  license,  covering  such  performance  or 
exhibition,  as  follows: 

Circus,  Wild  West  Show,  and  out-door  and  tent  perform- 
ances of  an  itinerant  and  transient  character,  $75.00  per  day. 


OllUINANCES.  143 

Athletic  contests,  for  each  contest,  $15.00. 

Theaters,  for  all  performances  that  may  be  held  in  them, 
$75.00  per  year. 

All  other  performances,  public  shows,  public  performances 
or  exhibitions,  $1.00  per  day,  and  every  snch* licensee,  as  a  con- 
dition for  obtaining  such  license  shall  cause  facilities  for  entering 
and  inspecting  his  place  of  amusement  and  viewing  the  exhibi- 
tion or  performances  therein  to  be  furnished  at  all  times  to  the 
mayor  when  applying  therefor. 


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144  OBDINTANCES. 


Chapter.  XVIII. 
PUBLIC  MORALS. 

oha^xvn;§i.      §411.    Certain    literature    prohibited.     No    person, 

within  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  shall  sell,  lend,  give 
away,  show,  or  offer  for  loan,  gift,  sale  or  distribution,  or  have 
in  his  possession  with  intent  to  sell,  lend,  give  away,  show,  or 
offer  for  loan,  gift,  sale,  or  distribution,  to  any  minor  child, 
any  book,  pamphlet,  magazine,  newspaper,  or  other  printed 
paper,  devoted  to  the  publication,  or  principally  made  up  of 
criminal  news,  police  reports,  or  accounts  of  criminal  deeds,  or 
pictures  or  stories  of  deeds  of  bloodshed,  lust,  or  crime;  and 
no  person  within  said  city  shall  exhibit  upon  any  street  or  high- 
way, or  in  any  other  place  in  said  city,  within  the  view,  or  so 
that  it  may  be  within  the  view  of  any  minor  child,  any  book, 
pamphlet,  magazine,  newspaper,  or  other  printed  paper,  devoted 
to  the  publication  or  principally  made  up  of  criminal  news, 
police  reports  or  accounts  of  criminal  deeds,  or  pictures  or 
stories-  of  deeds  of  bloodshed,  lust,  or  crime. 

cha^p^Kv?M6.      §  4^^"    Street  sales  by  children.    No  child  under  the 

age  of  fourteen  years  shall  be  allowed  to  sell,  offer  for  sale,  or 
distribute  any  article  of  merchandise  on  the  public  streets  or  in 
any  public  place  within  the  city  during  the  hours  in  which  pub- 
lic schools  are  in  session,  or  later  than  eight  o'clock  in  the  even- 
ing. 

Rev.  1898.  ^  §  413.  Penalty.  Every  parent  or  other  person  having 
^^^  '  '"control  of  any  child  under  the  age  of  fourteen  years  who  shall 
compel  or  permit  such  child  to  violate  the  provisions  of  the 
preceding  section  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and, 
upon  conviction,  shall  be  fined  not  more  than  twenty-five  dollars 
for  each  and  every  offense. 


OEDINANOBS.  145 

§  414.     Bathing.     Bathing  by  any  person  naked  at  any  J^^yi^'i^i. 
public  place  in  the  city  of  Hartford,  outside  of  any  building, 
shall  be  deemed  a  nuisance,  and  every  person  who  shall  commit 
such  nuisance  or  aid  or  assist  therein,  shall  forfeit  and  pay  a 
fine  of  not  more  than  $30.00  for  each  offense. 


* 


146 


OKDINANCES. 


Chapter  XIX. 
PUBLIC  CARRIAGES. 

Not.  94, 1903. 

§  415.  Public  carnages.  Every  hack,  omnibus,  cab, 
coach,  express  or  baggage  wagon,  or  other  vehicle  drawn  or 
propelled  by  animal  power,  whether  on  wheels  or  runners, 
which  shall  stand  on  the  public  stands  established  by  the.  city 
of  Hartford  waiting  to  be  hired  or  engaged,  or  for  the  purpose 
of  soliciting  persons  or  baggage  to  be  conveyed  from  place  to 
place  within  said  city,  shall  be  deemed  a  public  carriage  within 
the  meaning  of  this  ordinance.  No  such  vehicle  shall  carry  or 
transport  passengers  or  baggage  for  hire  as  aforesaid,  nor  shall 
any  person  or  persons  solicit  or  receive  passengers  or  baggage  to 
be  carried  or  transported  as  aforesaid,  unless  duly  licensed  ac- 
cording to  the  provisions  of  this  chapter. 

'■-  Rev.  1898.  8  41 6.     LJCenSGS.     The  chief  of  police  of  the  city  shall. 

Chap.  XVIII,  §«  CJ    Tiv.       I.IVVIIOUO.  r  j 

Sept.  34, 1907.  upon  duc  application,  issue  a  license  in  writing  to  the  owner  of 
any  suitable  vehicle,  or  to  such  suitable  driver  as  such  owner  may 
elect,  to  use  the  same  in  the  transportation  and  carriage  of 
passengers  or  baggage,  either  or  both,  from  place  to  place  within 
said  city  for  hire,  classifying  such  vehicles  and  designating  the 
use  of  each*in  such  license.  All  licenses  issued  under  the 
provisions  of  this  chapter  shall  expire  on  the  first  day  of 
June  next  succeeding  their  date,  and  may  be  sooner  revoked 
by  the  chief  of  police  or  suspended  for  such  time  as  he  may 
in  his  discretion  think  proper  for  any  improper  conduct  of  the 
licensee  acting  thereunder,  or  any  violation  by  him  of  the 
provisions  of  this  chapter. 

Rev.  1898. 

%Pt.^4^\&r^  §  417.  Record  of  licenses.  Fee.  Every  license  so 
granted  shall,  before  it  becomes  of  any  effect,  be  recorded  by  the 
city  clerk  in  a  book  to  be  kept  by  him  for  such  purpose,  and  the 


ORDINANCES.  147 

clerk  shall  receive  from  the  applicant  one  dollar  for  recording 
the  same,  and  every  revocation  or  suspension  by  the  chief  of 
police  of  any  license  granted  shall  be  by  the  city  clerk,  upon 
notice  to  be  given  by  the  chief  of  police,  entered  against  the 
record  of  such  license. 

§  418.  Auxiliary  licenses.  The  chief  of  police  niay,chS:xvm,$4 
when  requested,  grant  licenses  auxiliary  to  each  license  so  ^^ '  ' 
granted,  to  suitable  persons  to  act  as  substitutes  in  case  such 
driver  or  person  licensed  shall  be  absent  or  unable  to  act,  which 
shall  be  recorded  as  aforesaid,  and  such  persons  so  licensed  as 
substitutes,  when  so  acting,  shall  have  the  same  rights  and  per- 
form the  same  duties,  and  be  subject  to  the  same  provisions  .and 
penalties  as  the  principals. 

§  419.    Licenses   for   shorter   time.    Non-residents,  chfp^xvm,  §6 

The  chief  of  police  shall  have  the  power  of  granting  licenses  for  ^^p*-  ^'  ^^'''• 
a  shorter  period  of  tim^e,  to  be  designated  in  such  license,  to 
owners  or  drivers  of  vehicles  as  aforesaid  for  the  purpose  of 
using  said  vehicles  for  the  conveyance  of  passengers  when  some 
public  occasion  may  require  an  unusual  amount  of  travel,  which 
shall  be  subject  to  the  same  provisions  and  penalties  as  apply  to 
regular  licenses,  and  every  person  not  a  resident  of  this  city,  who 
shall  be  licensed  as  aforesaid,  shall  pay  therefor  the  sum  of  ten 
dollars  for  each  ordinary  hack,  coach,  carriage,  or  vehicle,  and 
the  sum  of  twenty  dollars  for  each  omnibus  or  other  vehicle  de- 
signed for  and  capable  of  carrying  more  than  eight  persons. 

If  such  hack,  omnibus,  or  other  vehicle  shall  be  owned  by 
any  person  or  persons  not  resident  in  this  city,  then  the  sum 
named  in  this  section  shall  be  paid  for  such  license,  though  the 
person  licensed  be  a  resident  of  this  city. 

§  420.    Badge.    Vehicle  to  be  numbered.    Every  per-    Rev.ieos. 

son  so  licensed,  when  soliciting  passengers  or  baggage,  shall 
wear  upon  his  hat  or  cap  a  distinctive  badge  indicating  the 
number  of  his  license,  and  a  corresponding  number  shall  be 
placed  im  some  conspicuous  place  upon  the  carriage  which  he 
drives. 


148  PUBLIC    OAERIAGES. 

ch^.xvm,§7      §421.    Cards,  what  to  contain,    it  shall  be  the  duty  of 

every  person  so  licensed  to  carry  either  passengers  or  baggage 
or  both,  to  obtain  proper  cards,  on  each  of  which  shall  be  plainly 
printed  the  name  of  the  person  to  whom  the  license  was  issued, 
the  number  of  the  license,  and  the  fare  or  prices  for  carrying 
passengers  or  baggage,  or  both,  according  to  such  license,  as 
established  by  this  chapter,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  every 
such  driver,  whenever  he  shall  accept  or  contract  to  accept  any 
person  or  persons  as  passengers  to  be  transported  for  hire  within 
this  city,  to  furnish  and  deliver  to  each  of  such  persons  so  ac- 
cepted or  with  whom  he  has  contracted,  one  of  said  cards,  bear- 
ing his  number  so  printed,  and  whenever  any  driver  or  person 
licensed  to  carry  baggage  for  hire  shall  accept,  receive,  or  bar- 
gain to  receive  any  trunk,  valise,  or  other  article  of  baggage  to 
be  by  him  transported  within  said  city,  he  shall  furnish  and  de- 
liver to  such  person  with  whom  he  has  s6  contracted  a  card  as 
aforesaid,  and  each  driver  of  baggage  shall,  at  the  time  of  de- 
livering such  card,  write  plainly  and  legibly  thereon  the  article 
or  articles  which  he  has  so  received. 

Ch^!x\^n  §8  §  *22.  Duties  of  licensed  driver.  Every  licensed  driver 
of  passengers,  or  passengers  and  baggage,  shall  be  held  at 
all  reasonable  times  to  accommodate  those  who  may  apply  to 
him  for  carriage,  and  no  vehicle  so  licensed  shall,  while  engaged 
so  as  to  be  unable  to  receive  and  transport  passengers,  remain 
standing  upon  any  of  the  public  stands  established  by  this  chap- 
ter, or  at  any  railroad  or  steamboat  depot  in  this  city,  and  no 
driver  so  licensed  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  receive  and  trans- 
port, or  neglect  or  refuse  to  contract  to  receive  and  transport 
any  person,  or  neglect  or  refuse  to  go  to  any  point  or  place 
within  the  city,  and  there  receive  and  transport,  with  ordinary 
baggage,  any  person  from  such  point  or  place  to  any  other  point 
or  place  within  the  city,  when  so  standing  and  applied  to  as 
aforesaid. 

Revri898.        §  423.    Public  stands  for  carriages.    No  public  car- 

*^"         '     riages  for  the  conveyance  of  passengers  shall  stand  at  any  place 


ORDINANCES.  149 

in  said  city  waiting  for  employment,  except  north  of  the  entrance 
on  the  west  side  of  the  city  hall  yard,  on  the  north  side  of 
Barnard  Park,  on  the  south  side  of  Main  street,  near  the 
corner  of  Ann  street,  and  on  Union  Place,  from  a  point  twenty 
feet  north  of  the  north  line  of  Allyn  street  to  a  point  eighty 
feet  south  of  the  south  line  of  Church  street.  In  so  standing 
within  the  limits  above  prescribed,  said  carriages  shall  be  backed 
against  the  curb  of  the  sidewalk,  and  shall  be  subject  to  the 
orders  of  the  chief  of  police,  as  to  arrangement  and  location. 

§  424.    Public  stands  for  baggage  wagons.   No  truck,  c^p"; ivfii, 

wagon,  dray,  or  yehicle  which  shall  be  used  in  the  city  for  the 
conveyance  of  baggage,  goods,  wares,  merchandise,  produce, 
wood,  or  anything  whatever  for  hire  or  for  sale,  shall  stand 
for  such  purpose  in  any  place  in  said  city  waiting  for  employ- 
ment, except  on  the  south  side  of  the  city  hall  yard,  and  on 
Union  Place  from  the  south  line  of  Church  street  to  a  point 
eighty  feet  south  of  said  south  line.  In  so  standing  within 
the  limits  above  prescribed,  said  wagons  shall  be  backed  against 
the  curb  of  the  sidewalk,  and  shall  be  subject  to  the  orders  of 
the  chief  of  police  as  to  arrangement  and  location. 

§  425.  Conduct  of  drivers.  No  driver  so  licensed,  while  ch^rxviii, 
at  a  public  stand  or  at  any  railroad  station  or  steamboat  wharf  ^^^* 
waiting  to  be  employed  or  soliciting  passengers,  or  while  any 
public  carriage  is  in  his  charge  at  any  public  place,  shall  use 
any  profane,  abusive,  boisterous,  or  indecorous  language,  or 
utter  loud  cries  or  calls,  or  scuffle,  or  crowd  about,  or  interfere 
with  any  other  driver  or  porter  with  whom  any  passenger  may 
be  negotiating  for  the  transportation  of  himself  or  baggage,  nor 
violate  any  of  the  rules  and  regulations  made  by  any  of  the 
railroad  or  steamboat  companies  occupying  stations  or  wharves 
in  this  city,  and  all  baggage  delivered  or  taken  away  therefrom 
shall  be  delivered  and  taken  in  such  manner  as  shall  be  desig- 
nated by  such  steamboat  or  railroad  company. 

§  426.    Charges  for  carrying  baggage.    Within  the  fol-  ^.kj^^^jj 

lowing  limits,  viz. :     Beginning  at  the  Connecticut  river  and         §12. 


160 


PUBLIC    CAREIAGES. 


running  thence  westerly  on  a  line  with  the  north  line  of  Pa- 
vilion street  to  the  west  line  of  Vine  street,  thence  southerly 
along  the  west  line  of  Vine  street,  and  in  a  line  in  con- 
tinuation thereof  to  a  line  of  the  Central  New  England  Eail- 
road  Company;  thence  along  the  line  of  said  railroad  company 
to  the  west  line  of  Sigourney  street;  thence  southerly  through 
Sigourney  street,  and  in  a  line  in  continuation  thereof  to  Sum- 
mit street;  thence  easterly  in  a  straight  line  to  the  south  side 
of  Jefferson  street ;  thence  through  Jefferson  and  Wyllys  streets, 
and  including  both  sides  of  all  of  said  streets  to  the  Connecticut 
river;  thence  along  the  west  bank  of  said  river  to  the  place  of 
beginning  —  the  charges  for  the  carrying  of  baggage  shall  be 
as  follows,  viz. : 

For  one  trunk,  valise,  carpet-bag,  band-box,  hat-box,  bundle, 
or  other  similar  package,  carried  to  or  from  any  railroad  or 
steamboat  station  from  or  to  any  other  place  in  said  limits,  25 
cents. 

For  each  extra  trunk  or  similar  package  carried  with  another 
trunk  or  similar  package,  at  the  same  time  and  between  the 
same  points,  15  cents. 

For  each  extra  valise,  carpet-bag,  band-box,  hat-box,  bundle, 
or  other  similar  parcel  carried  with  other  baggage,  at  the  same 
time  and  between  the  same  points,  5  cents. 

For  carrying  any  baggage  to  or  from  any  railroad  or  steam- 
boat station  from  or  to  any  point  without  said  limits,  and  within 
the  limits  of  the  city,  there  may  be  charged  in  addition  to  the 
above  rates  the  following  sums:  For  one  single  trunk,  valise, 
or  package,  15  cents  additional.  For  each  extra  trunk,  valise, 
or  package,  not  exceeding  two,  5  cents  additional. 

ch^Txviii,  §  427.  Form  of  card.  The  cards  for  baggage,  specified 
in  section  421,  shall  have  plainly  printed  thereon  the  foregoing 
section. 


§13. 


Not.  24,  i9oa       §  428.    Charge  for  passengers  and  baggage.    The 

prices  or  rates  of  fares  to  be  taken  by  and  paid  to  persons  li- 
censed to  carry  passengers  and  baggage  may  not  exceed  the  fol- 
lowing, viz. : 


ORDINANCES. 

For  carrying  one  person  to  or  from  any  place  within  the 
following  limits:  Beginning  at  the  Connecticut  river  and 
running  thence  westerly  on  a  line  with  the  north  line  of  Pa- 
vilion street  to  the  west  line  of  Garden  street;  thence  southerly 
down  Garden  street  to  the  north  line  of  Collins  street;  thence 
westerly  along  Collins  street  to  the  west  line  of  Sigourney  street ; 
thence  southerly  down  Sigourney  street  to  Summit  street; 
thence  through  Summit  street  to  the  south  line  of  Jefferson 
street;  thence  easterly  through  Jefferson  and  Wyllys  streets  to 
the  Connecticut  river,  and  including  both  sides  of  all  said  streets, 
from  or  to  any  other  place  within  said  limits,  50  cents;  for  two 
persons,  75  cents;  three  persons,  $1.00;  four  persons,  $1.25. 

For  conveying  one  person  to  or  from  any  place  within  the 
aforesaid  limits  from  or  to  any  other  place  beyond  said  limits 
and  within  the  limits  of  the  city,  75  cents;  two  persons,  $1.00; 
three  persons,  $1.25;  four  persons,  $1.50. 

Children  under  four  years  of  age,  when  carried  in  company 
with  an  adult  person,  free;  and  between  the  ages  of  four  and 
twelve  years,  half  price. 

Between  the  hours  of  12  o'clock  at  night  and  6  o'clock  in  the 
morning  twice  the  above  rates  may  be  charged. 

For  the  use  of  a  public  carriage  by  the  hour  for  driving, 
$1.50  may  be  charged;  and  for  the  use  of  a  public  carriage  by 
the  hour  for  shopping  or  calling,  $1.50  may  be  charged  for  the 
first  hour  and  $1.00  for  each  succeeding  hour,  and  at  the  same 
rate  for  fractions  of  an  hour. 

For  the  use  of  a  public  sleigh  by  the  hour  $2.00  may  be 
charged  for  the  first  hour  and  $1.00  for  each  succeeding  hour, 
and  at  the  same  rate  for  fractions  of  an  hour. 

For  weddings  and  parties,  $3.00 ;  for  funerals,  $2.50. 

Passengers  in  any  vehicle  for  the  conveyance  of  passengers 
for  hire  shall  be  allowed  to  have  conveyed  upon  said  vehicle 
without  extra  charge  their  ordinary  baggage,  not  exceeding, 
however,  one  trunk  and  ordinary  small  baggage,  or  100  pounds 
of  general  baggage;  for  each  additional  trunk  or  equivalent 
baggage  there  may  be  charged  an  additional  25  cents. 


161 


162  PUBLIC    CAERIAGES. 

Nov.  84. 1908.  g  ^29.  Form  of  card.  The  card  for  passengers  and 
baggage  specified  in  section  421  of  this  chapter  shall  have 
plainl}^  printed  thereon  the  foregoing  section. 

chl^xviii,  §  ^30.  Penalties.  Every  person  so  licensed  who  shall 
816.  violate  any  of  the  foregoing  provisions  of  this  chapter,  shall  be 
fined  not  less  than  five  nor  more  than  fifteen  dollars  for  each 
offense,  and  in  addition  to  the  penalties  herein  prescribed  for 
each  and  every  violation  of  any  provision  of  this  chapter,  the 
license  issued  to  the  offender  may  be  revoked,  and  any  convic- 
tion had  hereunder  shall  be  deemed  a  sufficient  cause  for  the 
revocation  of  such  license. 

ch?p.\Trii,      §  *31.    Penalty  for  failure  to  have  license.    Every  per- 

^^'^'  son  who  shall,  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this  chapter, 
solicit  passengers  or  baggage  to  be  transported  for  hire  within 
said  city,  or  engage  in  carrying  or  transporting  passengers 
or  baggage  for  hire  therein,  without  having  first  obtained  a 
license  therefor  as  prescribed  in  this  chapter,  shall  be  fined 
not  less  than  five  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollars  for  each 
offense,  and  every  day^s  continuance  so  to  solicit  passengers  or 
baggage,  or  to  drive  any  vehicle  carrjdng  passengers  or  baggage 
for  hire,  after  notice  to  desist  therefrom  given  by  any  member 
of  the  police  force  of  the  city,  shall  be  deemed  a  separate  and 
single  offense. 

c£pT  xviii,      §  *32-    Corpses  and  persons  with  contagious  dis- 
§18.       eases,  penalty  for  carrying.    No  hack  or  public  carriage 

owned  or  kept  for  hire  shall  be  used  for  transporting  any  per- 
son who  is  sick  with  any  contagious  disease  or  the  body  of  any 
person  who  shall  have  died  of  disease.  The  owner  or  keeper 
of  any  such  hack  or  carriage,  who  shall  suffer  the  same  to  be 
used  for  the  purpose  aforesaid,  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  five 
dollars  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollars  for  each  offense. 

Rev  im  §  433.    Street  advertising  by  public  wagons.   No  per- 

son  or  corporation  engaged  in  or  doing  the  business  of  a  com- 


ORDINANCES. 


163 


mon  carrier  shall  hereafter,  upon  the  streets  of  this  city,  by 
day  or  by  night,  operate,  or  cause  to  be  operated,  any  vehicle 
or  car,  of  which  the  sole  or  principal  purpose  is  that  of  advertis- 
ing or  of  displaying  signs  and  advertisements. 

§  434.     Penalty.     Any  person   or   corporation  violating  cii^\x?§i8. 
the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  section  shall,  upon  conviction 
thereof,  forfeit  and  pay  a  fine  of  not  more  than  twenty-five  dol- 
lars for  each  and  every  day  every  such  vehicle  or  car  is  so  oper- 
ated or  caused  to  be  operated  by  them. 

§  435.    Report  of  violations  for  prosecutions,    it  ch^rxvm, 

shall  be  the  duty  of  every  policeman  to  report  all  violations  of        ^^^' 
this  chapter  to  the  chief  of  police,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  chief  to  inquire  into  any  and  all  violations  of  this  chapter 
that  shall  come  to  his  knowledge,  and  report  the  same  to  the 
prosecuting  attorney  for  prosecution. 


164  ORDINANCES. 


Chapter  XX. 

TAXES. 
chSViTsi.      §  436.    Assessors,  assessment  list,  tax.    The  assessors 

of  the  town  of  Hartford  for  the  time  being  shall  be,  ex  officio, 
the  assessors  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  and  shall  prepare,  an- 
nually, within  such  time  as  shall  be  necessary  for  the  use  of 
said  city,  a  city  assessment  list  of  the  polls  and  ratable  estate 
within  the  limits  of  the  city,  or  may  in  some  suitable  manner 
distinguish  or  set  apart  such  polls  and  ratable  estate  upon  the 
town  assessment  list  by  them  prepared,  and  the  list  of  city 
assessments  thus  prepared  or  distinguished,  or  in  case  of  the 
neglect  of  the  town  assessors  to  perform  the  above  described 
duty,  the  assessment  list  last  completed,  or  next  to  be  com- 
pleted, by  the  assessors  and  board  of  relief  of  the  town  of  Hart- 
ford, shall  be  the  list  according  to  which  the  taxes  of  the  city 
of  Hartford  shall  be  laid. 

Rev  1W8.        §  437.    Rate-maker,    duties.    City    collector.    Tax 
warrants.    Delinquent  tax  payers.    The  court  of  common 

council  shall,  at  any  regular  meeting,  held  on  or  before  the 
first  day  of  May  in  each  year,  appoint,  by  concurrent  vote,  a  city 
rate-maker,  who  shall  hold  his  office  for  the  term  of  one  year, 
and  who  shall  make  out  and  certify  a  rate  bill  setting  forth  the 
proportion  which  each  taxable  person  shall  pay  according  to  law. 
The  collector  of  the  city,  in  collecting  any  tax  laid  by  the  court 
of  common  council,  shall  have  the  powers  and  conform  to  the 
regulations  conferred  upon  and  prescribed  for  the  collection 
of  town  taxes  by  the  public  statutes  of  the  state,  after  having 
received  from  the  mayor  a  warrant  for  the  collection  of  any 
such  tax,  which  warrant  the  mayor  is  empowered  to  issue  upon 
application  of  the  collector.    And  the  collector  shall  be  account- 


ORDINANCES.  1^^ 

able  to  the  mayor  in  the  same  manner  as  collectors  of  town 
iaxes  are  to  the  selectmen ;  and  the  mayor  may  also  issue  his 
warrant  to  and  thereby  require  and  empower  the  city  marshal 
to  collect  from  any  negligent  collector  the  sums  due  from  such 
collector  to  the  city  treasury;  which  warrant  may  be  against 
ihe  lands,  chattels,  and  body  of  such  collector;  and  said  warrant 
shall  be  proceeded  with  like  executions  in  civil  actions. 

§  438.    Annual  tax.    Special  tax.    The  court  of  com-^^^v.^isg.^^ 

mon  council,  at  any  regular  meeting  thereof,  held  on  or  before 
the  first  day  of  May  in  each  year,  shall  lay  a  tax  upon  the  polls 
and  ratable  estate  within  the  city,  as  the  annual  tax  for  the 
current  year,  for  the  purpose  of  defraying  any  lawful  expense, 
or  paying  the  principal  or  interest  upon  any  lawful  debt,  or  dis- 
charging any  lawful  liability  of  the  city  of  Hartford;  and  it 
shall  be  its  duty  to  lay  such  taxes  annually,  at  least,  upon  the 
proper  list,  provided,  that  taxes  authorized  by  law  for  any 
specific  purpose,  and  other  than  the  ordinary  annual  tax  of  the 
city,  may  be  laid  at  any  regular  meeting  of  the  court  of  com- 
mon council. 

§  439.    Clerk  of  assessors  and  board  of  relief.    The    Rer.i898. 

board  of  assessors  and  the  board  of  relief  shall  have  authority 
to  appoint  a  clerk,  who  shall  perform  such  duties  as  either  of 
said  boards  shall  direct,  and  shall  be  paid  in  accordance  with 
ordinance;  but  such  clerk  shall  not  be  a  member  of  either  of 
said  boards. 


166  ORDINANCES. 


Chapter  XXI. 
NUISANCES  KELATING  TO  HIGHWAYS. 

c^rxxfli.  §  **0-  Obstructions  of  streets.  Any  executive  or 
police  officer  of  the  city  shall  have  authority  to  keep  open  and 
free  from  obstruction  the  streets  and  public  places  of  said  city, 
and  to  require  all  persons  unlawfully  obstructing  such  streets 
and  public  places  to  desist  therefrom  whenever  the  act  of  ob- 
struction is  done  in  view  of  such  officer. 

§  441.  Nuisances.  The  following  acts  are  declared  to 
be  acts  of  nuisance : 
June  13, 1906.  The  removal  of  any  building  through  any  street  or  highway 
of  the  city  or  the  permitting  of  any  building  in  process  of  re- 
moval to  remain  in  any  such  street  or  highway  without  written 
license  of  the  building  inspector  and  approval  of  its  terms  by 
the  board  of  street  commissioners; 
Rev.  1^.  The  opening  or  keeping  open  of  any  street  or  highway,  blind 

alley,  or  thoroughfare,  within  said  city  without  such  license; 

The  placing  or  continuing  the  deposit  of  any  building  ma- 
terials on  any  street  or  highway  of  said  city  without  license  of 
the  board  of  street  commissioners; 

The  opening  or  continuing  of  any  vault  or  cellar-way  in 
or  upon  any  street  or  highway  of  the  city  without  a  license  of 
the  board  of  street  commissioners; 

The  opening  or  continuance  of  any  drain  or  conductor-pipe 
in  such  a  manner  that  the  same  is  discharged  upon  any  sidewalk, 
street,  or  highway  of  the  city,  or  other  public  place  therein, 
or  the  use  of  any  such  drain  or  conductor-pipe; 

The  excavation  of  any  part  of  any  street,  highway,  or  pub- 
-    lie  place  of  said  city,  or  digging  below  the  surface  thereof  with- 
out authority  or  license  of  the  board  of  street  commissioners, 
and  without  also  protecting  the  public  against  danger  therefrom 


ORDINANCES. 

by  means  of  fences,  lights,  and  any  other  precautions  expedient 
or  necessary  for  such  protection; 

Eacing  with  bicycles  or  automobiles  or  trying  the  speed  of 
horses  through  or  upon  any  street  or  highway  of  said  city,  or 
other  public  place  therein; 

Eesisting,  molesting,  disobeying,  or  interfering  with  any 
executive  or  police  officer,  or  the  board  of  street  commissioners 
of  said  city,  while  engaged  in  the  duty  of  keeping  the  streets 
or  highways  or  public  places  of  said  city  free  from  obstruction 
and  convenient  for  public  use; 

Injuring  an;^  tree  or  shrubbery  placed  or  kept  as  an  oma/- 
ment  to  any  of  the  streets,  highways,  or  public  places  of  the 
city; 

The  erection  or  location  of  any  building,  or  part  of  a  build- 
ing, or  the  continuance  of  any  building  so  erected  or  located 
upon  any  street,  highway,  or  public  place  of  said  city; 

The  erection,  locgftion  or  continuance  of  any  structure, 
building,  or  part  of  a  building,  or  any  appurtenance  thereto, 
or  obscuring  the  prospect,  between  any  building-line  lawfully 
established,  upon  any  street  or  highway,  and  the  line  of  such 
street  or  highway; 

Allowing  any  steam  boiler  or  steam  engine  to  exhaust  or 
blow  off  into  any  public  sewer  or  drain  at  a  greater  pressure 
than  five  pounds  to  the  square  inch ; 

Placing  or  causing  to  be  placed  in  any  street  or  alley-way 
any  nails,  spikes,  screws,  glass,  or  other  similar  substances,  with 
intent  to  leave  the  same; 

The  distributing  or  causing  to  be  distributed  in  any  street 
any  posters,  hand-bills,  advertising-cards,  or  other  substance 
used  for  the  purpose  of  advertising ; 

The  carrying  on  of  any  trade  or  business  upon  the  sidewalks, 
streets  or  highways  of  said  city,  without  license  of  the  chief  of 
police. 

The  defacing  or  injuring  of  any  fence,  rail,  chain,  lamp,  or 
post  within  any  street,  highway,  or  public  place  of  said  city; 

Driving  or  propelling  any  vehicle  except  motor  vehicles  in  or 


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168  NUISANCES  RELATING  TO  HIGHWAYS. 

through  any  street,  highway,  or  public  place  of  said  city  at  a 
greater  rate  of  speed  than  eight  miles  an  hour  within  a  distance 
of  one-half  mile  of  the  city  hall,  or  ten  miles  an  hour  outside 
that  distance; 

Drawing,  propelling,  or  using  any  sled  or  any  wheel  vehicle, 
except  baby-carriages  and  invalids'  chairg  along  any  sidewalk  of 
said  city; 

The  depositing  or  placing  of  any  rubbish  or  other  thing 
upon  any  street  or  highway  of  said  city  in  such  a  manner  or 
to  such  an  extent  as  unreasonably  to  impede  or  cause  incon- 
venience to  public  travel; 

Injuring  any  grass  or  ornamental  herbage  within  any  pub- 
lic place  of  said  city; 

Brawling  or  fighting  within  any  street,  highway,  or  public 
.  •  place  of  said  city; 

Laying  any  sidewalk  or  gutter-stone  without  the  license  or 
order  of  the  board  of  street  commissioners ; 

Placing  or  continuing  any  article  of  traffic  or  merchandise, 
or  of  any  wares,  or  any  case  or  box  for  containing  the  same,  or 
of  any  packing-boxes  upon  any  sidewalk,  or  street,  or  highway 
of  said  city,  except  for  purposes  of  transit  or  delivery,  and  for 
such  time  and  in  such  manner  as  shall  be  reasonably  necessary 
for  such  purposes; 

The  placing  or  continuing  of  any  post,  rail,  fence,  or  other 
obstruction,  upon  any  street,  highway,  or  public  place  of  the 
city,  without  authority  of  the  board  of  street  commissioners; 

The  placing  of  any  business  sign  within  the  limits  of  any 
street  of  the  city  otherwise  than  parallel  to  and  against,  or  as 
near  as  is  convenient  to  the  face  of  the  building,  wall,  or  fence, 
whereunto  the  same  shall  be  attached; 

The  setting  out  of  any  tree  within  the  lines  of  any  sidewalk 
in  the  city,  without  license  of  the  board  of  street  commissioners ; 

The  breaking  of  any  sidewalk  or  curbstone,  with  mischiev- 
ous intent,  or  by  negligence; 

Permitting  any  animal  to  go  at  large  in  any  highway  or 
public  place  in  the  city,  or  leaving  any  horse  unhitched,  or 


ORDINANCES. 


159 


permitting  any  animal,  wagon  or  cart,  to  stand  upon  or  over 
any  crosswalk,  by  the  person  having  control  of  the  same  at  the 
time,  within  any  street  or  thoroughfare  of  said  city; 

Permitting  any  animal  or  vehicle,  by  any  person  having  the 
same  in  his  charge  or  control, — 

(a)  To  block  up  any  street  or  thoroughfare,  ^^^'  ^®'  ^^'• 

(b)  To  stand  or  remain  in  any  one  place  or  general  lo- 
cation on  any  street  or  thoroughfare  for  such  length  of  time  as 
unreasonably  to  interfere  with  the  general  use  by  the  public  of 
all  parts  of  such  street  or  thoroughfare, 

(c)  To  stop  or  stand  in  the  highway  with  its  left  side  ad- 
jacent to  the  curb, 

(d)  To  remain  backed  up  to  the  curb,  except  when  neces- 
sary or  convenient  during  the  work  of  loading  or  unloading, 
provided,  however,  that  such  prohibition  under  clause  (d)  shall 
not  apply  to  licensed  hacks  or  express  wagons  while  on  public 
stands ; 

The  firing  or  exploding  of  any  fireworks,   cannon,   small  ch^^'xx^sa 
arms,  air  or  percussion-rifle,  toy  cannon,  firecrackers,  torpedoes, 
or  other  explosive  substances,  except  at  such  times  as  are  allowed 
by  ordinance; 

The  making  or  maintaining  of  any  bonfire  in  any  street, 
highway,  or  public  place  in  said  city  without  permission  from 
the  mayor; 

The  flaying  of  ball,  or  kite-flying,  in  any  street  or  highway ; 

The  driving  with  any.  sled,  sledge,  or  sleigh,  in  or  through 
any  street  or  highway  without  bells  attached  thereto  or  to  the 
horse  drawing  the  same; 

The  driving  of  any  goat  or  dog  in  harness  in  or  through  any 
street  or  highway; 

The  posting  of  bills,  placards,  or  notices,  without  legal  right, 
upon  any  building,  wall,  fence,  or  post,  within  or  adjoining  any 
such  street  or  thoroughfare ; 

The  drawing  or  use  of  any  hand-cart,  hand-sled,  or  wheel- 
barrow upon  any  sidewalk  within  the  city; 
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160 


NUISANCES  RELATING  TO   HIGHWAYS. 


The  permitting  of  any  snow  to  remain  on  the  roof  of  any 
building,  by  the  occupant  for  person  in  legal  possession  thereof, 
in  such  condition  that  the  same  may  slide  therefrom  upon  any 
street  or  highway  of  the  city; 

Extinguishing  the  light  in  any  public  lamp,  or  damaging 
such  lamp; 

Dec.  12, 1905.  Discharging,  turning  or  pouring  naphtha,  gasolene,  or 
other  volatile  inflammable  liquid  into  any  public  sewer  or 
private  drain  connected  therewith  in  the  city  of  Hartford  or 
under  the  jurisdiction  thereof; 

Dec.  12, 1906.  The  driving  of  any  Srove  of  animals  through  Main  street  at 
any  time  without  the  license  of  the  board  of  street  commis- 
sioners, or  through  any  other  street  or  highway  of  the  city  upon 
Sunday  between  sunrise  and  sunset  without  the  written  permis- 
sion of  the  chief  of  police. 

chip'^xxfis.       §  442.    Penalty.     Definition   of  malice.     Continuing 

nuisances.  Any  person  who  shall  commit,  or  aid,  advise, 
abet,  or  encourage  the  committing  of  any  of  the  aforesaid  acts 
of  nuisance,  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  one  nor  more  than 
twenty-five  dollars,  and  any  such  act  shall  be  deemed  malicious 
if  repeated  or  continued  after  the  person  committing  the  same 
has  been  forbidden  to  repeat  or  continue  the  same.  The  con- 
tinuance of  any  obstruction  or  encroachment  upon  any  street, 
highway,  or  building-line,  or  the  continuance  of  any  of  the 
enumerated  acts  of  nuisance  which  is  of  a  continuing*  nature, 
for  a  day  of  twenty-four  hours  after  the  day  of  the  commence- 
ment thereof,  shall  be  deemed  a  separate  and  single  offense. 

^Rev.^|98.^  §  443.  Four-fold  assessment  of  building.  Any  build- 
ing erected  or  located  in  violation  of  section  441  shall  be  as- 
sessed* at  four-fold  its  taxable  value  in  the  list  last  prepared  or 
next  to  be  prepared,  according  to  law,  for  the  purpose  of  laying 
city  taxes  thereon. 

ch^xT's       §  444-    Removal  of  obstruction.    Expense.    Whenever 

anything  unlawfully  placed  or  kept  on  any  street,  highway  or 


OBDINANOBS.  161 

public  place  of  said  city,  shall  be  removed  by  the  board  of 
street  commissioners,  the  expense  of  such  removal  to  any  amount 
not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  shall  be  a  debt  or  forfeiture  against 
the  person  liable  for  such  act  of  nuisance,  provided  that  the 
board  of  street  commissioners  shall  have  first  given  such  person 
notice  and  reasonable  time  to  remove  the  same. 

§  445.    Report  of  violation  for  prosecution,    it  shall  ch^^p^^l^^gg. 

be  the  duty  of  any  policeman  in  the  city  to  report  the  commis- 
sion of  any  of  the  acts  enumerated  as  nuisances  in  this  chapter 
to  the  prosecuting  attorney,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  at- 
torney to  prosecute  any  persons  committing  the  same. 

§  446.    Snow  and  ice  on  sidewalks.    The  owner,  agent  ^j^^^v^i^^j, 

of  the  owner,  or  occupant  of  any  building  or  land  bordering 
upon  any  street,  square,  or  public  place  within  the  city  where 
there  is  a  sidewalk  graded,  paved,  or  planked,  shall  cause  to  be 
removed  therefrom  any  and  all  snow,  sleet,  and  ice  within  two 
hours  after  the  same  shall  have  fallen,  been  deposited,  or  found, 
or  within  three  hours  after  sunrise,  when  the  same  shall  have 
fallen  in  the  night  season;  and  whenever  any  such  sidewalk  or 
any  part  thereof  shall  be  covered  with  ice,  the  owner,  agent,  or 
occupant  of  the  building  or  lot  adjacent  hereto,  shall,  within 
the  space  of  one  hour  thereafter,  during  the  daytime,  cause  such 
sidewalk  to  be  made  safe  and  convenient  by  removing  the  ice 
therefrom,  or  by  covering  the  same  with  sand  or  some  other 
suitable  substance. 

§  447.     Penalty.     The  owner,  agent  of  the  owner,  or  occu-     Rev.  1898. 

Cfi&p.  XX,  §8. 

pant  of  any  building  or  lot  of  land,  whose  duty  it  is  to  clear  the 
sidewalk  adjacent  thereto,  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  the  foregoing  section,  or  refuse  or  neglect  to  comply 
with  the  same,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and, 
upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  the  sum  of  two  dollars 
for  each  offense,  and  each  and  every  hour  of  refusal  or  neglect 
to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  said  section  shall  be  deemed  a 
separate  offense;    said  penalty  shall  not,  however,  exceed  the 


162  NUISANCES  RELATING  TO  HIGHWAYS. 

sum  of  thirty  dollars  for  any  one  period  of  neglect;  provided, 
however,  that  in  prosecutions  against  owners  or  their  agents 
the  defendant  shall  be  allowed  to  show  that  the  occupant  of 
the  premises  has  agreed  to  conform  to  the  provisions  of  this 
chapter  and  to  save  the  said  owner  harmless  from  all  fines  for 
violation  thereof,  and  the  proof  of  such  agreement  shall  be  a 
sufficient  defense  to  such  prosecution;  and,  provided,  also,  that 
whenevera  private  corporation  shall  violate  the  provisions  of 
the  preceding  section,  the  officers  and  directors  of  said  corpora- 
tion shall  be  personally  liable  to  pay  the  fine  herein  provided 
for. 

ch^p'^xffgQ.      §  **S-    Report  of  failure  to  clear  walk.    Cleared  by 

street  board,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  police  force,  under 
the  direction  of  the  chief  of  police,  to  see  that  the  foregoing  pro- 
visions relating  to  snow  and  ice  are  strictly  complied  with ;  and 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  chief  of  police  to  report  promptly  all 
cases  of  neglect  to  the  board  of  street  commissioners,  whose  duty 
it  shall  be  forthwith  to  cause  all  walks  so  r^orted  as  being  neg- 
lected to  be  properly  cleaned  or  protected. 

Cha^^Vf  %i  §  ^^'  RoportS  for  prosecution,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  police  force  to  report  for  prosecution  all  cases  of  violation 
of,  or  of  refusal  or  neglect  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this 
chapter,  relating  to  ice  and  snow. 

cha^p'Vx!^^.      §  450.    Sidewalks  belonging  to  city,    it  shall  be  the 

duty  of  the  board  of  street  commissioners  to  cause  to  be  cleared 
and  cared  for,  in  accordance  with  the  foregoing  provisions,  all 
sidewalks  properly  belonging  to  the  City  of  Hartford,  and  not 
adjoining  the  land  of  private  individuals  or  private  corpora- 
tions, except  such  sidewalks  as  are  in  special  charge  of  other  city 
officials,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  city  officers  to  cause  to 
be  cleared,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  said  section,  all 
*-  sidewalks  fronting  on  land  under  their  official  charge,  and  said 
board  of  street  commissioners  and  other  city  officials  shall  be 
personally  liable  to  the  same  penalties  for  any  neglect  in  rela- 


ORDINANCES.  163 

tion  to  the  walks  so  xmder  their  official  charge  as  are  private 
persons  for  a  like  offense. 

§451.    Disorderly  conduct.   Penalty,   ^^y  occupant  of  ^^Rev^im^g 

any  house  or  building  who  shall  permit  any  number  of  persons 
to  assemble  therein,  and,  by  indecent  or  disorderly  conduct,  or 
by  quarreling  or  fighting,  or  by  excessive  or  undue  noise  of  any 
kind  to  disturb  the  peace  and  quiet  of  his  or  her  neighbors, 
shall  be  fined  not  more  than  fifty  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not 
more  than  thirty  days,  or  both. 

§  452.     Trespass,  etc.     Penalty.     Any  person  who  shall  chS'\T§i4. 
wantonly  deface  or  injure  any  public  building  in  said  city,  or 
other  enclosure  of  the  same,  or  commit  any  trespass  in  any 
yard,  garden,  cemetery,  or  inclosure  therein,  shall  be  fined  not 
more  than  fifty  dollars. 

§  453.    Noise  by  peddlers.    Revocation  of  license.  chS:\T§i5. 

No  person  shall,  within  the  city  of  Hartford,  make  or  cause  to 
be  made  for  the  purpose  of  announcing  his  vocation  or 
presence,  or  in  connection  with  the  buying  or  selling  of  any 
goods,  wares,  merchandise,  or  anything  whatsoever,  or  with  the 
carrying  on  of  any  trade,  vocation,  or  calling,  an  immoderate  or 
excessive  use  of  the  voice,  or  of  any  bell,  gong,  horn,  or  other 
noisy  instrument.  The  violation  of  any  provision  of  this  sec- 
tion shall,  besides  rendering  the  offender  liable  to  the  penalty 
hereinafter  provided,  be  good  cause  for  the  revocation  of  his 
license,  if  he  have  one,  and  the  failure  to  obey  or  conform  to 
the  directions  or  injunctions  of  any  police  officer  of  the  city 
shall  be  like  cause  for  such  revocation. 

§  454.     Penalty.    Any  person  who  shall  violate  or  fail  to     Bev.  i898. 

Chftp.  XX,  §16. 

comply  with  the  provisions  of  the  preceding  section  shall  be 
deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction  thereof, 
shall  be  fined  not  more  than  ten  dollars  for  each  and  every 
offense. 

§  455.    Spitting  on  sidewalk,  etc.   Penalty.  No  person  June  12,1906. 

shall  spit  on  any  sidewalk  or  park  walk  or  in  any  railway  station. 


164  NUISANCES   RELATING  TO   HIGHWAYS. 

public  building,  steamboat,  railway  car,  street  railway  car,  or 
licensed  vehicle,  unless  into  a  spittoon  or  other  proper  receptacle. 
Violation  of  each  and  every  provision  of  this  section  shall  be 
deemed  a  misdemeanor  and  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not 
more  than  twenty  dollars. 


June  12, 1906. 


§  456.  Fireworks  in  public  places.  Penalty.  No  per- 
son shall  fire  or  explode  any  fireworks,  cannon,  small  arms,  per- 
cussion rifle,  toy  cannon,  fire  crackers,  torpedoes  or  other  ex- 
plosive substances,  or  bum  any  composition  such  as  red  fire  or 
similar  burning  substances,  in  the  streets,  parks,  and  public 
places  of  the  city  of  Hartford  on  the  Fourth  of  July.  For  the 
purposes  of  this  ordinance,  the  Fourth  of  July  shall  be  construed 
as  beginning  at  sunset  on  the  third  of  July  and  ending  at  four 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon  of  July  fifth.  Any  violation  of  this 
ordinance  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  twenty 
dollars. 


ORDINANCES.  166 


Chapter  XXII. 
MISFEASANCE  IN  OFFICE. 

§  457.  Definition,  penalty.  Any  member  of  either  ^J^v.^im^^ 
branch  of  the  court  of  common  council  who  shall  bargain  for, 
exact,  or  receive  from  any  person  or  corporation,  any  fee,  com- 
pensation, or  reward  of  any  kind,  for  drawing  any  petition  or 
remonstrance  to  the  court  of  common  council,  or  any  commit- 
tee thereof,  or  for  acting  as  counsel,  attorney,  or  agent  for  such 
person  or  corporation  in  the  court  of  common  council,  or  be- 
fore any  conunittee  thereof;  or  for  any  advice  given,  services 
rendered,  or  acts  done,  in  connection  with  any  petition,  vote, 
resolution,  or  ordinance,  or  any  other  business  coming  before 
said  court,  or  who  shall  be  guilty  of  any  other  misfeasance  in 
office,  or  any  corruption,  shall  be  expelled  from  office. 

§  458.    Removal  of  city  officers  guilty  of  misfeas- cha^p«\i|»8.j2 

ance.  Any  other  officer  of  the  city  who  shall  bargain  for, 
exact,  or  receive  any  fee,  compensation,  or  reward  of  any  kind, 
for  any  official  act,  or  for  refraining  from  any  official  act,  or 
who  shall  be  guilty  of  any  other  misfeasance  in  office,  or  cor- 
ruption, shall  be  removed  from  office. 

§  459.    Procedure  against  members  of  Court  of  Com- ^j^Rev^i|98-^g^ 

mon  Council.  Whenever  either  branch  of  the  court  of  com- 
mon council  shall  receive  a  statement  from  any  member  thereof, 
or  a  written  communication,  verified  by  oath,  from  any  citizen, 
charging  any  member  of  such  branch  with  corruption  or  mis- 
feasance in  office,  the  matter  shall  be  immediately  referred  to 
a  committee  of  three  members  of  said  branch,  and  such  commit- 
tee shall  immediately  investigate  the  truth  of  the  charge,  and 
report  the  facts,  and  if  said  charge  shall  be  found  to  be  true, 


166  MISFEASANCE  IN  OFFICE. 

said  branch  shall  proceed  forthwith,  by  vote,  to  expel  the  offend- 
ing member  from  office. 

ch^'^x^  §4.      §  460.    Procedure  against  city  officers.    Any  citizen 

may  prefer  a  charge  against  any  city  officer  for  corruption  or 
misfeasance  in  office;  such  charge  shall  be  in  writing  over  the 
signature  of  the  person  making  the  same,  and  verified  by  oath, 
and  shall  be  directed  to  the  recorder  of  the  city  court,  and 
i  served  as  civil  process  of  said  court.  Said  judge  may  hear  such 
witnesses  as  shall  be  produced  by  the  complainant  and  respond- 
ent, and  may  bear  counsel,  and  give  judgment  according  to  the 
facts,  and  certify  such  judgment  to  the  mayor.  The  mayor, 
upon  receiving  from  the  recorder  of  the  city  court  a  certificate 
that  any  city  officer  has  been  guilty  of  corruption  or  misfeas- 
ance in  office,  shall  forthwith  issue  his  order  removing  such 
officer  from  office,  and  such  officer  shall  thereby  be  removed  from 
office. 

chS!VS!§5.     §  461.    Expulsion  of  members  of  Council.   Nothing  in 

this  ordinance  shall  prevent  either  branch  of  the  court  of  com- 
mon council  from  expelling  any  member  of  such  branch  for 
such  cause  as  it  may  deem  just. 


APPEISTDIX. 


AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  THE  CITY  COL- 
LECTOR TO  SELL  AT  PUBLIC  AUCTION  LAND 
ACQUIRED  BY  THE  STRICT  FORECLOSURE  OF 
CITY  TAX  OR  ASSESSMENT  LIENS. 

Be  it  Ordained  ly  the  Court  of  Common  Council  of  the  City  of 
Ha/rtford: 

1.  Whenever  the  title  to  any  real  estate  shall  have  been 
acquired  by  the  city  of  Hartford  through  strict  foreclosure  of 
any  tax  or  assessment  lien,  or  through  the  giving  of  said  title 
to  the  city  to  satiSfy  its  claims  for  assessments  or  taxes,  the  city 
collector  may  sell  the  same  at  public  auction,  either  by  itself  or 
with  other  real  estate  so  foreclosed  or  conveyed  to  the  city, 
either  on  the  premises  sold  or  in  his  office,  and  may  execute  in 
the  name  of  the  city  a  conveyance  or  conveyances  to  the  pur- 
chaser of  any  real  estate  so  sold,  and  may  affix  thereto  the  city 
seal. 

2.  The  city  collector  may,  at  his  discretion,  employ  an 
auctioneer  to  make  such  sale  and  may  also  fix  a  minimum 
price  below  which  no  bid  may  be  received. 

3.  Every  such  sale  shall  be  advertised  by  posting  a  notice 
thereof,  at  least  a  week  in  advance,  on  the  public  signpost 
nearest  to  said  collector's  office,  and  by  such  other  advertising 
as  he  shall  deem  expedient.  All  the  expenses  of  such  sale  shall 
be  paid  from  the  proceeds  thereof  by  the  city  collector. 

4.  In  case  the  title  of  the  city  to  property  against  which 
any  school  district  shall  have  a  claim  for  taxes,  shall  become 
absolute  by  strict  foreclosure,  and  such  property  shall  be  sold 
by  the  city  collector,  then  said  collector  shall  pay  to  such  school 
district  the  amount  of  all  taxes  due  it,  and  to  the  city  the 
amount  of  all  taxes  and  assessments  due  it,  provided  the  net 
proceeds  of  such  sale  shall  be  sufficient  to  pay  both,  and  shall 
pay  the  balance,  if  any,  into  the  city  treasury.  In  case  such 
net  proceeds  shall  not  be  sufficient  to  pay  both,  then  such  pro- 


168  APPENDIX. 

ceeds  shall  be  divided  between  the  city  and  the  school  district 
in  proportion  to  the  amounts  due  each  respectively. 

5.  At  any  time  within  two  years  from  the  date  of  such  sale, 
the  owner  of  the  property  at  the  time  of  such  foreclosure  or 
any  incumbrancer  having  an  interest  therein  at  said  time  may 
present  a  claim  to  the  city  treasurer  for  the  payment  to  him  of 
the  proceeds  of  the  sale,  if  any,  in  excess  of  the  costs  and  ex- 
penses of  such  sale  and  the  aggregate  claims  of  the  city  and 
school  district. 

Approved,  Oct.  29,  1907. 

ORDINAISTCE  RELATING  TO  LAYOUT  OF  NEW  HIGH- 
WAYS AND  PLOTTING  OF  PRIVATE  PROPERTY. 

Be  it  Ordcdned  by  the  Court  of  Common  Council  of  the  City  of 
Hartford: 

Section  1.  No  street  plotted  or  opened  by  any  private 
person,  firm  or  corporation  shall  hereafter  1^  accepted  by  the 
court  of  common  council  until  the  petition  for  same  with  plot 
or  plan  showing  proposed  location  of  such  street  or  highway, 
and  its  width  shall  have  been  referred  to  and  approved  by 
the  commission  on  city  plan. 

Sec.  2.  The  town  clerk  shall  upon  the  filing  in  his  office 
of  any  such  plot  or  plan  showing  layout  of  any  such  proposed 
highway  or  street  immediately  send  to  the  party  so  filing  such 
plot  or  plan  a  copy  of  this  ordinance. 

Approved,  Jan.  28,  1908. 


AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  SUBSTITUTES  OF 
THE  FIRE  DEPAI^TMENT. 

Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Court  of  Common  Council  of  the  City  of 
Hartford: 

All  men  on  the  substitute  roll  of  the  fire  department  who, 
under  orders  of  the  department,  may  be  called  upon  for  service 
at  large  fires  or  on  special  occasions,  and  do  in  fact  respond  to 
such  calls,  may  be  paid  respectively  through  orders  of  said  de- 
partment a  sum  not  greater  than  two  dollars  and  fifteen  cents 
for  each  call. 

Approved,  Feb.  11,  1908. 


OHDIXAXCES.  169 

AN  ORDINANCE  CONCERNING'  THE  SALARY  OF  THE 
CLERK  OF  THE  CITY  COURT. 

Be  it  Ordcdned  by  the  Court  of  Common  Council  of  the  City  of 
Hartford: 

The  salary  of  the  clerk  of  the  city  court  shall  be  from  and 
after  April  1,  1908,  at  the  rate  of  one  thousand  dollars  per 
annum,  and  in  addition  thereto  he  shall  be  paid  a  sum  at  the 
rate  of  five  hundred  dollars  a  year  to  meet  and  defray  the  ex- 
penses of  his  office. 

Approved,  Feb.  25,  1908. 

AN  ORDINAIiCE  CONCERNING  THE  CARE  OF  PUBLIC 
CEMETERIES. 

Be  it  Ordained  hy  the  Court  of  Common  Council  of  the  City  of 
Hartford : 

Section  1.  Tlie  care,  management  and  control  of  all  city 
cemeteries  and  burying-grounds  are  hereby  imposed  upon  and 
delegated  to  the  board  of  park  commissioners. 

Sec.  2.  Said  board  of  park  commissioners  are  hereby  vested 
with  all  the  powers  and  shall  have  all  the  duties  in  connection 
with  the  care,  management  and  control  of  said  city  cemeteries  and 
burying-grounds,  including  the  sale  of  lots  therein,  now  vested 
in,  imposed  upon  or  assumed  by  the  joint  standing  committee  on 
city  cemeteries. 

Sec.  3.  Said  board  of  Park  Commissioners  shall  in  carr}'- 
ing  out  the  powers  and  duties  imposed  by  this  ordinance  have 
the  right  to  employ  such  agents,  servants  and  employees  in 
the  care,  management  and  control  of  such  cemeteries  and  of  the 
sale  of  lots  therein,  with  such  powers  and  responsibilities  as 
to  said  board  of  park  commissioners  may  seem  necessary  and 
proper,  and  from  time  to  time  may  change  the  same  at  pleasure, 
and  shall  from  time  to  time  fix  the  wages  or  compensation  of 
such  employees.  Said  board  of  park  commissioners  may  further 
adopt  such  rules  and  regulations  as  to  the  care,  management 
and  control  of  such  cemeteries  and  burying-grounds,  and  the 
sale  of  lots  therein,  as  said  board  shall  deem  to  be  for  the  proper 
management  of  the  same,  and  may  alter  or  amend  the  same. 
Such  rules  and  regulations  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  adopted, 
altered  or  amended  by  said  board  shall,  after  publication  in  ac- 


170  APPENDIX. 

cordance  with  the  ordinances  in  reference  to  city  advertising, 
have  the  force  of  city  ordinances. 

Sec.  4.  All  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  any  and  all  lots  in  said 
city  cemeteries  and  bnrying-groiinds  shall  on  receipt  of  the 
same  be  transmitted  to  the  city  treasurer,  who  shall  not  cover 
the  same  into  the  city  funds,  but  shall  deposit  the  same  in  such 
bank  or  banks,  trust  company  or  trust  companies  as  may  be 
designated  by  the  board  of  finance,  to  be  held  and  retained  by 
such  bank  or  banks,  trust  company  or  trust  companies  as  a 
separate  city  fund  to  be  known  as  the  "  cemetery  fund." 

Sec.  5.  The  income  of  such  cemetery  fund  as  the  same 
accrues  shall  be  placed  by  the  city  treasurer  at  the  disposal  of 
said  board  of  park  commissioners  in  addition  to  such  amounts 
as  from  time  to  time  may  be  appropriated  therefor  by  the  court 
of  common  council,  to  be  expended  by  said  board  of  park  com- 
missioners, if  it  deems  necessary  or  proper,  in  the  care,  manage- 
ment and  control  of  such  cemeteries-  and  burying-grounds  and 
the  improvement  of  the  same.  Said  income  of  such  cemetery 
fund,  together  with  all  amounts  appropriated  by  the  court  of 
common  council  as  aforesaid,' shall  be  deemed  park  funds,  lim- 
ited in  their  expenditure  for  the  uses  and  purposes  of  the  city 
cemeteries  and  burying-grounds  under  the  provisions  hereof, 
and  shall  be  paid  out  by  the  city  treasurer  upon  warrants  signed 
by  at  least  three  members  of  the  said  board  of  park  commis- 
sioners. 

Sec.  6.  All  income  accruing  from  such  fund  and  not  so 
drawn  by  said  board  of  park  commissioners  for  the  purposes  as 
above  set  forth  shall  at  the  close  of  the  fiscal  year  be  added  to 
the  principal  of  said  cemetery  fund  and  thereafter  held  by  the 
city  treasurer  and  such  depositaries  as  and  for  such  principal. 

Sec.  7.  Said  board  of  park  commissioners  shall  be  limited 
in  expenditures  in  carrying  out  the  powers  and  duties  imposed 
upon  said  board  by  this  ordinance  to  such  amounts  as  from 
time  to  time  may  be  appropriated  therefor  by  the  court  of  com- 
mon council,  but  such  limitation  shall  not  be  deemed  to  prohibit 
the  expenditure  by  said  board  of  such  additional  amount  or 
amounts  as  shall  accrue  as  income  from  said  cemetery  fund. 

Sec.  8.  All  ordinances,  resolutions  or  parts  thereof  hereto- 
fore passed  by  the  court  of  common  council  in  reference  to  said 
cemeteries  and  burying-grounds  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  9.     This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  April  1,  1908. 

Approved,  Feb.  25,  1908. 


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AN  ORDIISrANCE  TO  CAERY  INTO  EJFFECT  THE  RE- 
VISED ORDINANCES. 

Be  it  Ordained  hy  the  Court  of  Common  Council  of  the  City  of 
Hartford: 

Section  1.  The  revised  ordinances  reported  to  this  court 
on  the  10th  day  of  February,  1908,  by  the  ordinance  committee, 
together  with  all  ordinances  passed  by  this  court  since  the  first 
day  of  October,  1907,  and  this  ordinance,  shall  constitute  the 
general  ordinances  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  and  shall  be  and 
become  operative  on  the  first  day  of  M^rch,  1908,  and  shall  on 
said  first  day  of  March,  1908,  together  with  any  ordinances 
that  may  be  approved  between  said  10th  day  of  February,  1908, 
and  said  first  day  of  March,  1908,  and  with  all  ordinances 
passed  by  this  court  since  the  first  day  of  October,  1907,  be  the 
ordinances  of  the  city,  and  all  other  ordinances  or  parts  of 
ordinances  shall  be  thereafter  repealed. 

Sec.  2.  The  said  repeal  shall  not  impair  or  affect  any 
rights,  privileges,  immunities,  or  oflBces  vested  in  the  city  of 
Hartford,  or  in  any  of  its  officers,  or  in  any  person  or  body  cor- 
porate, and  all  matters,  civil  or  criminal,  commenced  by 
virtue  of  the  ordinances  repealed  as  aforesaid,  and  pending  un- 
finished, may  be  prosecuted  to  final  effect  in  the  same  manner 
as  if  this  ordinance  had  not  been  passed,  and  no  ordinance 
which  has  been  heretofore  repealed  shall  be  revived  by  the 
repeal  mentioned  in  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  No  offense  committed  and  no  penalty  or  forfeiture 
incurred  under  any  of  the  ordinances  hereby  repealed,  before  the 
time  when  said  repeal  shall  take  effect,  shall  be  affected  by  said 
repeal,  except  that  when  any  penalty,  punishment  or  forfeiture 
shall  have  been  mitigated  by  the  provisions  of  the  revision,  such 
provisions  shall  be  extended  to  any  judgment  to  be  pronounced 
under  said  repeal. 

Sec.  4.  The  rules  of  construction  set  out  in  section  one 
of  the  general  statutes  of  Connecticut  are  hereby  made  binding 
upon  said  revision. 

Approved,  Feb.  25,  1908. 


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AN  ORDIJSTANCE  AMENDING  AN  OEDINANCE 
EELATING  TO  SCHOOL  OFFICEES. 

Be  it  Ordained  hy  the  Court  of  Common  Council  of  the  City 
of  Hartford: 

Section  66  of  the  revised  ordinances  is  hereby  amended-  to 
read  as  follows: 

School  officers :  Superintendent  of  schools,  $2,000  per  year ; 
truant  officer,  $1,100  per  year. 

Approved,  March  -24,  1908. 

AN   OEDINANCE  ItELATING  TO  A   PEEMANENT 
FOECE  OF  THE  FIEE  DEPAETMENT. 

Be  it  Ordained  hy  the  Court  of  Common  Council  of  the  Cityi 
of  Hartford: 

Section  1.  The  number  of  permanent  substitutes  of  the 
fire  department  shall  hereafter  consist  of  fifteen. 

Sec.  2.  The  force  at  engine  companies  Nos.  5,  6,  7,  8,  and 
12  shall  hereafter  consist  of  the  following  members,  who  shall 
be  permanent  men :  One  foreman,  who  shall  also  be  a  pipeman ; 
one  engineer,  one  stoker,  one  engine  driver,  one  hose  driver,  3 
hosemen,  their  salaries  to  be  in  accordance .  with  existing  ordi- 
nances. 

Sec.  3.  The  force  at  chemical  engine  companies  Nos.  9,  10, 
11  shall  consist  of  one  foreman,  one  driver,  one  assistant  driver, 
one  pipeman,  the  salary  of  the  foreman  to  be  at  the  rate  of 
twelve  hundred  dollars  per  annum. 

Sec.  4.     This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  October  1,  1908. 

Sec.  5.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  inconsistent 
herewith  are  hereby  repealed. 

Approved,  March  24,  1908. 

AN   OEDINANCE   EELATING   TO    MOVING   PICTUEE 
MACHINES. 

Be  it  Ordained  hy  the  Court  of  Common  Council  of  the  City 
of  Hartford: 

Section  1.  That  section  378  of  the  revised  ordinances  of 
the  city  of  Hartford  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  amended  by  the 
addition  of  the  following  at  the  end  of  said  section :  "  No 
moving  picture  machine  shall  be  operated  in  the  city  of  Hartford 
unless  svich  machine  is  enclosed  in  a  metal  booth  that  has  there- 


ORDINANCES. 


173 


tofore  received  the  approval  of  the  building  inspector.     No  op- 
erator shall  operate  such  machine  until  said  operator  has  received 
a  written  permit  from  such  building  inspector.^^ 
Approved,  March  24,  1908. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  NOISE  NUISANCE. 

Be  it  Ordained  hy  the  Court  of  Common  Council  of  the  City 
of  Hartford: 

Section  1.  Paragraph  441  of  the  revised  ordinances  of  the 
city  of  Hartford  is  hereby  amended  by  the  addition  of  the  fol- 
lowing clauses: 

"  The  use  or  operation  of  a  siren  within  the  city  limits. 

"  The  use  or  operation  of  a  whistle,  horn,  bell  or  other  instru- 
ment on  the  streets  of  the  city  in  such  manner  that  excessive 
and  oifensive  noise  or  noises  are  produced." 

Approved,  March  24,  1908. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  ICE. 

Be  it  Ordained  hy  the  Court  of  Common  Council  of  the  City 
of  Hartford: 

Section  1.  Every  person,  firm  or  corporation  who,  as  a 
business,  sell  and  deliver  ice  by  weight  within  the  city  limits, 
shall  provide  scales  for  each  wagon  used  by  such  person,  firm 
or  corporation  in  the  delivery  of  such  ice. 

Sec.  2.  All  persons  having  charge  of  the  delivery  of  ice 
from  a  vehicle  belonging  to  such  person,  firm  or  corporation  shall 
upon  the  request  of  a  purchaser  of  ice  from  him  or  from  such 
person,  firm  or  corporation  weigh  the  same  upon  such  scales 
when  it  is  delivered. 

Sec.  3.  Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  violating  the  fore- 
going sections  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more 
than  fifty  dollars  for  each  offense. 

Approved,  March  24,  1908. 

AN    ORDINANCE    RELATING    TO    POLICE    DEPART- 
MENT. 

Be  it  Ordained  hy  the  Court  of  Common  Council  of  the  City 
of  Hartford: 

Section  1.  The  police  department  shall  consist  of  one 
ehief-of-police,  one  captain,  one  lieutenant,  five  detective  ser- 


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APPENDIX. 


geants  who  shall  perform  general  detective  service,  not  more 
than  six  sergeants,  one  of  whom,  under  the  direction  of  the 
mayor,  may  be  assigned  as  inspector  of  licenses  and  public 
vehicles,  one  police  matron,  one  hundred  and  five  regular  police- 
men, three  drivers,  and  not  more  than  one  hundred  supernum- 
erary policemen,  any  of  whom  may  be  called  into  regular  service 
by  the  chief -of -police  whenever  in  the  opinion  of  the  police  board 
their  services  may  be  necessary.  Hereafter  all  appointments  as 
regular  policemen  shall  be  from  the  supernumerary  force.  No 
supernumerary  policeman  shall  be  appointed  to  the  permanent 
force  until  he  has  performed  active  service  for  at  least  six  months. 

Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  inconsistent 
herewith  are  hereby  repealed. 

Approved,  March  24,  1908. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  CITY  SCALE. 

Be  it  Ordained  hy  the  Court  of  Common  Council  of  the  City 
of  Hartford: 

Sectiojst  1.  That  section  twenty-three  of  the  revised  city 
ordinances  be  amended  by  the  addition  of  the  following,  viz.: 

A  city  weigher,  duly  qualified  as  hereinbefore  specified,  shall 
be  employed  each  year  by  the  sealer  of  weights  and  measures  at 
a  salary  of  not  more  than  six  hundred  dollars  a  year,  who  shall 
1)6  in  attendance  at  the  city  scales  between  the  hours  of  8  a.  m. 
and  12  M.  and  1  p.  m.  and  6  P.  M.  each  day,  except  Sundays  and 
legal  holidays,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  weigh  loads  or  burdens 
of  any  kind  which  shall  be  brought  to  him  for  weighing,  upon 
tender  to  him  of  fee  as  hereinafter  set  forth,  and  who  shall  give 
a  certificate  of  the  weight  of  same  signed  by  him  as  a  city 
weigher.  Said  fee  shall  be  fifteen  cents  for  weighing  each  and 
every  load  weighed  by  him  on  such  scale,  and  the  same  shall  be 
paid  by'him  over  to  the  city  treasurer  at  least  once  each  week. 
No  charge  shall  be  made  for  weighing  a  wagon  or.  conveyance 
empty  and  separately  for  the  purpose  of  determining  the  actual 
weight  of  the  goods  contained  in  such  wagon  or  conveyance. 

If  requested  by  the  purchaser  of  any  article  of  merchandise 
sold  by  weight,  excepting  coal,  the  same  shall  be  weighed  on  said 
city  scales  or  on  other  scales  hereafter  acquired  by  the  city  for 
like  purposes;  provided,  however,  that  such  articles  exceed  in 
weight  one  hundred  pounds,  and  the  fees  payable  to  said  city 
weigher  for  such  services  shall  be  in  all  cases  paid  by  the  seller 
unless  otherwise  agreed  between  the  parties. 

Approved,  March  24,  1908. 


INDEX 


10 


INDEX. 


Abatement  of  assessments,  committee  on,  composition  of,  C.  94. 

powers  of,  C.  94. 

of  assessments  and  taxes  to  be  reported  to  collector,  C.  30. 

of  taxes,  committee  on,  C.  43. 

general  powers  and  duties  of,  C.  44. 
ratification  of  acts  of,  C.  45. 
Accounts  of  clerk  of  city  court,  C.  191,  O.  243. 

of  clerk  of  police  court,  O.  242,  243. 

of  controller,  C.  33,  O.  72. 

of  corporation  counsel,  0.  239. 

of  street  board,  C.  104. 

of  treasurer,  O.  77. 

of  water  board,  O.  233. 
Acquisition  of  lands  for  capitol  grounds,  C.  236. 
Addition  of  1881,  limited  right  to  lay  out  streets,  etc.,  C.  5. 
Addition,  Keney  Park,  C.  2. 
Adjournment  of  trials  in  police  court,  C.  216. 
Advertisements,  city,  O.  84. 

of  assessments,  C.  119. 

of  assessments,   by   city   clerk,   0.    9o. 

that  certain  assessments  are  due,  C.  127. 

of  sale  of  land  under  assessment,  O.  106. 

by  street  board  of  hearing  re  house  numbers,  0.  111. 

in  assessment  for  street  sprinkling,  O.  151. 

of  vote  for  public  improvement,  0.  88. 

in  taking  streams,  C.  124. 

of  rules,  by  water  board,  C,   53. 
Agreement  on  price  of  land  taken  or  damaged,  O.  94. 
Aisles  in  theaters,  O.  380. 
Alarm,  false,  penalty,  0.  180. 
Aldermen,  Board  of,  composition,  C.  162. 

when  elected,  C.  10. 

term,  C.  10. 

how  voted  for,  C.  10. 

presiding  officer,  C.  19. 

mayor  presides  over,  C.  164. 

acting  president,  C.  164. 


^  INDEX. 

Aldermen,  Bomd  of,  city  clerk  to  be  clerk  of  C.  24,  lfi4. 

salary  of  messenger,  O.  53. 
Alleys,  right  to  regulate  width,  C.  166. 
Almshouse,  appropriation  for,  validated,  C.  236. 

in  charge  of  charity  board,  O.  309. 
Altered  buildings,  O.  376. 

Amount  of  explosives  which  may  be  kept,  0.  397. 
Amusements,  power  to  license,  C.  170. 

fees  for  license,  O.  410. 

record  of  licenses,  O.  409. 

mayor  to  report  violations  re,  O.  408. 

penalty  re,  O.  407. 
Anchors  for  walls,  O.  348. 

for  beams,  O.  349. 
Animals,  license  to  bury,  O.  290. 

penalty  for  leaving  unburied,  O.  291. 

right  to  prohibit  cruelty  to,  C.  166. 

on  streets,  right  to  regulate,  C.  166. 

driving  in  streets,  nuisance,  O.  441. 

at  large,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
Apparatus,  penalty  for  injuring  or  obstructing  fire,  O.  183. 
Appeals,  procedure  in,  C.  131. 

from  appraisals  and  assessments,  C.  129. 

from  assessments  by  street  board,  C.  116. 

street  board  to  assist  corporation  counsel  in,  O.  93. 
costs  taxed,  C.  132. 

in  city  court,  C.  203. 

from  condemnation  by  park  board,  C.  80. 

from  judgment  of  police-court,  C.  208. 

joinder  in,  C.  130. 

from  order  of  health  board,  C.  62. 

from  orders  of  building  inspector,  O.  322. 

re  theaters,  O.  390. 
costs  on,  0.  323,  324. 
Appearance,  bonds  for,  officer  in  charge  of  station  house  may  take,  C.  227. 
Application  by  owners  for  improvements  in  Addition  of  1881,  C.  5. 

by  drain  layer  for  license,  O.  138. 
Appointment  of  commissioners  in  general,  C.  98. 

to  fill  vacancies,  C.  100. 

of  committee  on  abatement  of  taxes,  C.  43. 

of  certain  members  of  committee  on  abatement  of  assessments,  C.  94. 

of  auditing  committee,  0.  76. 

of  building  inspector  and  deputy,  O.  318. 

of  charity  board,  C.  65. 

vof  employees  of  charity  board,  O.  310. 

of  acting  judge  in  city  court,  C.  187. 


INDEX.  O 

Appointment  of  recorder  of  city  court,  C.  186. 

of  clerk  of  city  court,  C.  185. 

of  commission  on  city  plan,  C.  96. 

of  mayor  or  member  of  common  council  to  other  office,  forbidden, 
C.  162. 

of  corporation  counsel,  C.  36. 

of  city  engineer,  C.  108. 

of  board  of  finance,  C.  83. 

of  fire  commissioners,  C.  98. 

of  clerk  of  fire  board,  O.  162. 

of  members  of  fire  companies,  O.  164. 

of  inspector  of  firewood,  O.  37. 

of  forester,  O.  156. 

of  health  board,  O.  247. 

of  superintendent  of  health,  O.  249. 

of  assistant  clerk  of  health  board,  O.  250. 

of  park  board,  C.  67,  68,  98. 

of  police  board,  C.  98. 

of  clerk  of  police  board,  O.  189. 

of  judge  of  police  court,  C.  204. 

of  associate  judge  of  police  court,  C.  205. 

of  clerk  of  police  court,  C.  219. 

of  assistant  clerk  of  police  court,  O.  244. 

of  prosecuting  attorney  of  police  court,  C.  221. 

of  special  prosecuting  attorney,  C.  223. 

in  police  department,  O.  191. 

of  policemen,  mayor  to  have  no  vote,  O.  188. 

of  special  policemen,  C.  22. 

of  rate-maker,  O.  437. 

of  board  of  relief,  C.  42. 

of  sealer  of  weights  and  measures,  O.  25. 

of  street  board,  C.  98,  103. 

when  member  of  street  board  is  disqualified,  C.  107. 

of  town  officers  in  general,  C.  46. 

of  clerk  of  ward,  O.  8. 

of  water  board,  C.  48,  98. 

of  city  weighers,  0.  23. 
Apportionment  of  general  tax  for  schools  by  board  of  finance,  C.  87. 
Appraisals,  appeals  from,  C.  129. 

reapportionment  after  appeals,  C,  132. 
Approaches  to  Connecticut  River  bridge,  duty  to  care  for,  C.  152. 
Appraisers,  oath,  0.  50. 
Appropriation,  limitation  of  power  of  common  council,  C.  163. 

limitation  of  power  to  exceed  estimates,  C.  180.  ] 

controller  to  report  exhaustion  of,  O.  74. 

for  almshouse  validated,  C.  236. 

for  Connecticut  River,  C.  177. 

for  High  School,  validated,  C.  236. 


4  INDEX. 

Appropriation  for  public  celebrations,  C.  176. 

for  Soldiers  and  Sailers  monument,  validated,  C.  230. 

for  Wadsworth  Athenaeum,  C.  178. 
Approval  by  mayor  of  corporate  acts,  C.  163. 
Arhitrators  on  appeals  from  building  inspector,  0.  323. 

appeal  to  the  city  court,  upon  disagreement  of,  O.  325. 
Arrests  may  be  made  without  warrant,  C.  214. 

by  sealer  of  weights  and  measures,  O.  36. 
Assessments,  Committee  on  abatement  of,  appointment,  C.  94. 

powers,  C.  94. 

abatement  of,  to  be  reported  to  collector,  C.  30. 

may  bear  interest,  C.  148. 

to  bear  interest,  O.  103. 

may  be  made  on  land  not  abutting,  C.  128.  ' 

may  be  made  against  state  and  school  districts,  C.  147. 

payment  may  be  deferred,  C.  146. 

advertisement  of,  C.  119. 

appeals  from,  C.  129. 

reapportionment  after  appeal,  C.  132. 

for  improyements  in  bridge  district,  C.  153. 

collection  of  certain,  C.  126. 

of  cost  of  public  improvement,  C.  114. 

for  firemen's  relief  fimd,  C.  231. 

lien  for,  C.  119. 

notice  of,  C.  114,  119. 

for  improved  pavement,  C.  143. 

for  improvements  on  Prospect  Avenue,  C.  149. 

proportionate  reduction  of,  C.  119,  127. 

damages  set  off  against,  C.  133. 

for  sewers,  how  collected,  C.  137. 

for  upkeep  of  sewerage  system,  C.  136. 

for  sprinkling  streets,  C.  150,  O.  151,  153. 

by  street  board,  C.  116,  0.  95. 

of  entire  cost  on  property  benefited,  O.  92. 

procedure  in  sale  of  land  under,  O.  106. 

collector  to  collect  and  discharge  liens  for,  O.  104. 

sale  of  property  to  satisfy.  Appendix. 
Assessors,  election  and  term  of,  C.  11. 

to  act  for  city  of  Hartford,  O.  436. 

salary,  O.  65. 

may  appoint  clerk,  O.  439. 
Assignment  of  rights  to  fees  in  police  department,  O.  197. 
Ashes,  street  board  to  regulate  removal,  O.  126. 
Ashlar,  specifications,  O.  341. 
Assistant  town  clerk,  salary,  O.  52. 

Associate  judge  of  police  court,  appointment  and  term,  C.  205. 
compensation,  C.  205. 


INDEX. 

Athenaeum,  Wadsworth,  appropriation  for,  C.  178. 
Auditing  committee,  appointment  and  duties,  O.  76. 

controller  chairman,  O.  73. 
Automobiles,  racing  on  street,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
Avon,  right  to  build  reservoirs  in,  C.  56. 

Baby  carriages,  may  be  run  on  sidewalk,  O.  441. 

Bacteriologist,  salary,  O.  60. 

Badges,  worn  by  drivers  of  public  carriages,  0.  420. 

by  licensed  peddlers,  etc.,  O.  221.        . 
Baggage,  charges  for  carrying,  O.  426. 
Ball,  playing  in  street,  nuisance,  0.  441. 
Ballot  boxes,  selectmen  to  care  for,  O.  40. 
Barns,  right  to  regulate  location,  C.  166. 
Bathing,  right  to  prevent,  C.  166. 

penalty,  0.  414. 
Bay  window  line,  power  to  establish,  C.  115. 
Bearing  load,  how  estimated,  O.  338. 
Beams,  how  anchored,  O.  349. 
Bells,  right  to  prohibit  ringing,  C.  166. 

sleigh  without,  nuisance,  0.  441. 
Beneficiaries  of  firemen's  relief  fund,  C.  230. 
Benefits,  assessment  by  street  board,  0.  95. 
Benton  Street,  extension  of,  C.  142. 

sewer,  C.  236. 
Bicycles,  racing  on  street,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
Bills,  posting,  nuisance,  0.  441. 
Births,  clerk  of  health  board  to  report,  O.  308. 
Bloomfield,  right  to  build  reservoirs  in,  C.  56. 

right  to  water  supply,  C.  60. 

right  of  water  board  to  supply,  C.  60. 
Boards,  members  of  common  council  may  not  be  members  of,  C.  102. 

political  composition  of  various,  C.  99. 

removals  from,  C.  101. 

vacancies  in,  C.  100. 
Board  of  health,  clerk  of,  to  be  registrar  of  vital  statistics,  C.  41. 

See  Health  Commissioners. 
Board  of  relief,  appointment  of,  C.  42. 

term,  C.  42. 

salaries,  C.  42. 

clerk  of,  C.  42,  O.  439. 
Boilers,  steam,  regulation,  O.  357. 

Bonds  for  appearance,  officer  in  charge  of  station  house  may  take,  C.  227. 
Bonds,  Charter,  Chapter  XVII. 

of  city  to  be  countersigned,  C.  28. 

issuance  of,  board  of  finance  to  consider,  C.  85. 


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INDEX. 


Bonds,  may  be  issued  for  parks,  C.  72. 

park,  how  prepared  and  issued,  C.  81. 

water  board  may  issue,  O.  230. 

of  city  officers,  Ordinances,  Chapter  111. 

right  to  prescribe  for  officers,  C.  166. 

form,  C.  37. 

surety  on,  C.  37. 

when  given,  O.  44. 

term  of,  O.  45. 

mayor  may  require  special,  O.  46. 

of  clerk  of  city  court,  O.  44. 

of  collector,  C.  31. 

of  constables,  O.  47. 

of  controller,  C.  35. 

of  corporation  counsel,  O.  44. 

of  drain  layers,  O.  138. 

of  inspector  of  firewood,  O.  44. 

of  city  marshal,  O.  44. 

of  clerk  of  police  court,  C.  219,  O.  44. 

of  treasurer,  C.  25. 

of  water  board  and  officers,  C.  50. 

of  president  of  water  board,  O.  44. 

of  city  weighers,  O.  23. 
Bonfire,  without  permit  of  mayor,  nuisance^  0.  441. 
Bootblacks,  license,  O.  218. 

regulation,  O.  219. 

license  when  to  expire,  O.  220. 

to  wear  badges,  O.  221. 
Borrouing,  money  by  city,  C.  166. 
Boulevard,  power  of  park  board  to  establish,  C.  74. 
Boundaries  of  city,  C.  1. 

of  Keney  Park  addition,  C.  2. 

of  wards,  C.  7. 
~  of  voting  districts  in  seventh  ward,  O.  4. 

of  fire  limits,  O.  329. 
Bounds  of  streets,  street  board  to  have  placed,  O.  148. 

city  engineer  to  set,  O.  149. 
Brawling,  in  street,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
Brick  work,  specifications,  O.  343. 
Bridge  district,  powers  of  city  within,  C.  153. 
Bridges,  care  of,  transferred  to  city,  C.  112. 

must  be  referred  to  street  board,  C.  118. 
Bridging,  specifications,  O.  366. 

in  bearing  partitions,  O.  369. 


INDEX. 

Buildings,  erection  of,  regulation,  C.  172. 

right  to  regulate  erection  of,  etc.,  C.  166. 

right  to  regulate  removal  through  streets,  C.  166. 

power  to  inspect  and  regulate,  C.  171. 

erected  contrary  to  building  ordinance,  penalty,  C.   167. 

permits  for,  O.  319. 

near  line  of  lot  to  have  brick  wall,  O.  371. 

damaged  by  fire  to  be  inspected,  O.  377. 

demolition  by  fire  department,  O.  178. 

over  street  line^  nuisance,  0.  441. 

removal  through  street,  nuisance,  0.  441. 
Building  department,  salaries,  O.  62. 
Building  inspector,  power  to  provide  for,  C.  172. 

appointment  and  qualifications,  O.  318. 

salary,  O.  62. 

deputy,  salary,  O.  62. 

how  suspended  and  removed,  O.  328. 

inspection  of  buildings,  O.  320. 

right  to  enter  buildings,  O.  321. 

appeals  from  orders  of,  0.  322. 

report,  O.  326. 

to  enforce  building  laws,  O.  327. 

to  grant  permit  for  elevator,  O.  391. 

to  examine  buildings  damaged  by  fire,  O.  37^. 

may  authorize  buildings  in  fire  limits,  O.  330. 

to  assume  duties  of  fire  marshal,  C.  172,  O.  331. 

to  inspect  theaters,  O.  390. 

to  grant  license  to  open  street,  O.  441. 

to  license  removal  of  building  through  street,  O.  441. 
Building  lines,  power  of  common  council  re,  C.  112. 

right  to  lay  out,  etc.,  C  166. 

must  be  referred  to  street  board,  C,  118. 

limited  application  in  Addition  of  1881,  C.  6. 

definition,  O.  100. 

building  over,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
See  Improvement. 
Building  materials,  license  to  place  in  street,  O.  441. 
Building  permits,  limited  application  in  Addition  of  1881,  C.  6. 
Burial  permits,  validated,  C.  236. 
Burial,  right  to  regulate,  C.  166. 

of  dead  animals,  license,  0.  290. 

Call  men  of  fire  department,  when  paid,  O.  83. 
Camvassers,  board  of,  O.  9. 

Capitol  grounds,  acquisition  of  lands  for,  C.  236. 
Capitol  Avenue,  authority  to  widen,  C.  141. 
Captain  of  police,  duties,  O.  203. 


O  INDEX. 

Cards,  to  be  delivered  by  drivers   of  public   carriages,   what  to   contain, 
O.  421,  429. 

to  be  delivered  by  carriers  of  baggage,  what  to  contain,  O.  427. 
Carriages. 

See  Public  Carriages. 
Cedar  Hill  Cemetery,  police,  C.  22. 

jurisdiction  of  police  court  over,  C.  211. 
Celebrations,  power  to  make  appropriations  for,  C.  176. 
Cellars,  definition,  O.  317. 

posts  in,  O.  336. 
GelloATway,  in  street  without  license,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
Cemeteries,  right  to  delegate  care  of,  C.  166. 

right  to  prevent  trespasses,  C.  166. 
Cemetery,  Zion  Hill,  may  replot  Mount  Pleasant  Addition,  C.  235. 
Certificate  of  assessment  filed  by  street  board  with  city  clerk,  0.  95. 

for  deferred  payment  of  assessments,  C.  146. 

of  death,  O.  303. 

return  to  clerk  of  health  board,  O.  305. 

of  election,  by  board  of  canvassers,  0.  9. 

of  election  by  clerk  of  ward,  O.  8. 

by  inspector  of  firewood,  O.  37- 

concerning  acting  judge  of  city  court,  C.  189. 

of  lien  for  street  sprinkling,  O.  154. 

of  lien  for  laying  or  repairing  sidewalks,  etc.,  O.  107. 

of  lien  for  removing  snow,  C.  156. 

of  oath,  O.  48. 

of  sealer  of  weights  and  measures,  O.  26. 

of  water  lien,  O.  238. 
Charcoal,  baskets  for,  O.  31. 

may  be  sold  in  bags,  O.  31. 
Challenger,  compensation,  O.  63. 
Charges  for  carrying  baggage,  O.  426. 

for  carrying  passengers,  O.  428. 

of  misfeasance  against  city  officers,  O.  460. 

of  misfeasance  against  members  of  common  council,  O.  459. 
Charity  commissioners,  appointment  and  terms  of,  C.  65. 

general  powers  and  duties  of,  C.  64. 

appointment  of  president  of,  C.  66. 

compensation,  O.  313. 

appointment  of  employees  of,  C.  66,  O.  310. 

may  board  employees  at  almshouse,  O.  61. 

care  of  minors,  O.  316. 

records,  care  of  almshouse,  O.  309. 

report,  O.  315. 

rules,  O.  314. 

salaries,  O.  61. 


INDEX. 

Charter  Oak  Park,  jurisdiction  of  police  court,  C.  209. 

Checkers,  compensation,  O.  63. 

Chemical  companies,  composition,  O.  173. 

Chief  of  fire  department,  duties,  O.  168. 

trustee  of  relief  fund,  C.  229. 

police  powers,  O.  170. 

power  to  demolish  buildings,  O.  178. 

to  inspect  places  keeping  explosives,  0.  399. 

power  re  explosives  in  case  of  fire,  O.  404. 

duties  of  deputies,  O.  169. 
Chief  of  police,  to  keep  records,  report  to  police  board,  etc.,  O.  202. 

substituted  for  selectmen  re  dogs,  O.  225. 

may  order  dogs  muzzled,  O.  226. 

may  impound  dogs,  O.  227. 

permits  to  carry  concealed  weapons,  O.  224. 

to  keep  record  of  licenses,  O.  222. 

may  detail  policemen  for  private  service,  O.  194. 

may  suspend  policemen,  O.  191. 

may  offer  rewards,  O.  229. 

to  license  driving  animals  through  streets,  0.  441. 

to  license  carrying  on  trade  on  sidewalk,  O.  441. 
Child  may  not  sell  on  street  at  night,  O.  412. 

penalty,  O.  413. 
Chimneys,  specifications,  O.  351. 
City  clerk  to  be  clerk  of  board  of  aldermen,  C.  164. 

to  advertise  assessments,  O.  95. 

to  certify  election,  0.  9. 

duties  of,  re  meetings  of  common  council,  O.  10. 

duties  as  to  records  of  common  council,  O.  17. 

to  keep  certificate  of  oath  on  file,  O.  48. 

office  and  messenger,  O.  17. 

to  supply  record  books  for  committees,  O.  22. 

salary,  O.  52. 
City  court,  right  to  regulate,  C.  166. 

jurisdiction  of,  C.  183,  184. 

procedure,  C.  195. 

expenses ,  how  paid,  0.  241. 

appeals,  C.  203. 

appeal  to  in  case  of  disagreement  of  arbitrators,  O.  325. 

appeals  to  from  building  inspector,  O.  324. 

service  and  return  of  process,  C.  192,  193. 

recorder  of,  C.  185. 

oath  of  recorder,  O.  49. 

salary  of  recorder,  O.  59. 

recorder's  powers  re  explosives,  O.  400. 

appointment  and  compensation  of  acting  judge,  C.  187,  188. 


10 


INDEX. 


City  court,  clerk  of,  C.  185. 

salary  of  clerk,  C.  189,  O.  59. 

bond  of  clerk,  O.  44. 

fees  to  be  paid  to  city  treasury,  C.  191. 

jurors,  C.  196. 

oath  of  jurors,  O.  51. 

compensation  of  jurors,  C.  198. 

jury,  how  summoned,  C.  197. 

jury  of  six,  C.  199. 

jury  docket  and  fee,  C.  199. 

motions  in  error  and  for  new  trial,  C.  200. 

joinder  of  motions  in,  C.  201. 

reservation  of  questions  for  the  supreme  court,  C.  202. 

salary  of  messenger,  O.  59. 
City  employees,  voters  preferred,  O.  86. 
City  engineer,  appointment  and  term  of,  C.  108. 

to  furnish  maps  to  corporation  counsel,  C.  110. 

to  appoint  employees,  C.  111. 

salary,  O.  55. 
City  meetings,  presiding  officer  of,  C.  17. 

right  to  regulate  manner  of  calling,  C.  166. 

how  held,  O.  1. 

polls  at,  how  long  open,  0.  3. 

mayor  to  designate  place  of  holding,  O.  3. 

when  mayor  to  call,  O.  11. 

special,  manner  of  calling,  0.  11. 
City  plan,  commission  on,  appointment  of,  C.  96. 
membership  of,  C.  95. 
powers  and  duties,  C.  97. 
City  physician,  appointment,  O.  310. 

salary,  O.  61. 
City  surveyors,  right  to  regulate  election  and  duties  of,  C.  166. 
Clerk,  town,  when  elected,  C.  8. 

general  powers   of,   C.  24. 

salary,  O.  52. 

to  be  clerk  of  board  of  aldermen,  C.  24. 

to  maintain  records,  O.  41. 

salary  of  assistant,  O.  52. 

salary  of  city  clerks,  0.  52. 

appointment  pro  tempore,  C.  24. 

of  assessors  and  board  of  relief,  O.  439. 
salary,  O.  65. 

of  board  of  relief,  C.  42. 

of  building  department,  salary,  O.  62. 

of  charity  board,  duties,  *0.  312. 


INDEX.  11 

Olerk  of  charity  board,  salary,  O.  61. 

and  assistant,  of  charity  board,  appointment,  O.  310. 
assistant,  of  charity  board,  salary,  O.  61. 
of  city  court,  appointment,  C.  185. 

bond,  O.  44. 

salary,  C.  189,  0.  59. 
of  city  court,  accounts,  C.  191,  O.  243. 

to  pay  fees  to  treasurer,  C.  191. 

to  keep  box  of  jurors,  C.  196. 

to  certify  fact  of  substitute  judge,  C.  189. 
of  common  council  board,  C.  164. 

duties,  O.  15. 

salary,  O.  53. 

to  keep  journal,  O.  16. 
controller's,  salary,  O.  52. 
of  fire  board,  duties,  O.   162. 

to  keep  record  of  licenses  to  keep  explosives,  O.  398. 

salary,  O.  56. 
of  board  of  health,  C.  41,  O.  249. 

to  report  deaths,  O.  307. 

to  report  births,  O.  308. 
assistant  of  board  of  health,  C.  41. 

appointment,  O.  250. 
•  salary,  O.  60. 
of  police  commissioners,  salary,  O.  57. 

appointment,  O.  189. 

to  pay  certain  moneys  to  city  treasurer,  O.  195. 
of  police  court,  appointment  and  duties,  C.  219. 

bond,  O.  44. 

salary,  O.  59. 

account,  O.  242,  243. 

to  pay  taxed  costs  into  city  treasury,  C.  217,  224. 
assistant,  of  police  court,  C.  220. 

appointment  and  term,  O.  244. 

salary,  O.  59. 
of  registrars  of  voters,  salary,  O.'  63. 
of  sealer  of  weights  and  measures,  O.  25. 

salary,  O.  67. 
of  selectmen,  O.  42. 

salary,  O.  52. 
of  street  board,  C.  104. 

salary,  O.  54. 
treasurer's,  salary,  O.  52. 
of  ward,  appointment  and  duties,  O.  8. 
:  compensation,  O.  63. 


12 


INDEX. 


Coal,  penalty  for  selling  short  weight  or  unweighed,  O.  24. 
Coffins,  not  to  be  sold  without  certificate  of  death,  0.  303. 

seller  of,  to  return  death  certificates,  O.  305. 
Coffin  vender,  definition,  O.  306. 
Cold  air  boxes,  specifications,  O.  354. 
Collection  of  certain  assessments,  C.  126. 

of  water  charges,  O.  235. 
Collector,  when  elected,  C.  8. 
term  of  office,  C.  9. 
office  hours,  0.  18. 
salary,  O.  52. 

general  powers,  C.  29,  O.  437. 
right  to  regulate  duties,  C.  166. 

to  be  member  of  committee  on  abatement  of  assessments,  C.  94. 
to  pay  fees  to  city,  O.  21. 
to  collect  taxes,  C.  29. 
to  collect  assessments,  C.  29. 
to  collect  license  fees,  C.  29. 
to  collect  poll  and  military  taxes,  C.  31. 
payments  to  treasurer,  C.  31. 
clerical  assistance,  C.  31. 
bond,  C.  31. 

to  collect  assessments  and  charges,  O.  104. 
to  collect  city  rents,  O.  80. 
to  collect  school  taxes,  O.  19. 
to  collect  street  sprinkling  assessments,  O.   154. 
when  to  pay  to  city  treasurer,  0.  20. 
one  for  town  and  city,  C.  32. 
when  to  report  to  corporation  counsel,  C.  30. 
to  keep  record  of  licenses,  C.  29. 
to  countersign  licenses,  C.  29. 
to  file  receipt  with  controller,  O.  20. 
to  pay  over  park  tax,  C.  73. 
salary  of  clerks,  0.  52. 

may  sell  certain  property  of  city.  Appendix. 
Columns,  strength,  O.  366. 

to  be  fireproofed,  O.  373. 
See  Posts. 
Commerce,  right  to  regulate,  C.  166. 
Commissioners,  in  general,  appointment,  C.  98. 
Common  council  board,  composition,  C.  162. 
election  of  officers,  O.  14. 
clerk  of,  C.  164. 
duties  of  clerk  of,  0.  15. 
salaries  of  clerk  and  messenger,  O.  53. 
Common  council,  Court  of,  composition,  C.  162. 


INDEX. 


13 


Common  council,  Court  of,  judge  of  election  of  members,  O.  8. 

right  to  regulate  election  and  duties  of  officers  of,  C.  166. 

meeting  to  elect  officers  in  joint  conventioH,  O.  12. 

meeting  in  joint  convention  to  fill  vacancies,  O.  12. 

quorum,  C.  164. 

meeting  to  elect  officers,  O.  13. 

may  fill  certain  vacancies,  O.  9. 

meeting  to  fill  vacancies,  O.  13. 

duties  of  city  clerk  re  meetings,  O.  10. 

records,  how  kept,  O.  17. 

duty  of  clerks  to  keep  journal,  O.  16. 

certain  committees  to  keep  books,  O.  22. 

procedure  to  expel  member  for  misfeasance,  O.  459. 

expulsion  of  members,  O.  457,  461. 

may  provide  for  short  notice  of  special  city  meeting,  when,  O.  11. 

may  instruct  calling  of  city  meeting,  O.  11. 

members  not  eligible  for  various  boards  and  offices,  C.  102,  162. 

limitation  of  power  of  appropriation,  C.  163. 

power  to  make  appropriations  for  Connecticut  River,  C.  177. 

power  to  make  appropriations  for  celebrations,  C.  176. 

power  to  defer  payment  of  assessments,  C.  146. 

power  re  interest  on  assessments,  C.  148. 

may  make  assessment  on  land  not  abutting,  C.   128. 

power  to  provide  re  buildings,  C.  171. 

power  to  fix  compensation  of  town  and  city  officers,  C.  165. 

power  as  to  public  works,  C.  112. 

may  assess  cost  of  public  work,  C.  114. 

to  make  final  assessment  for  street  sprinkling,  O.  152. 

must  refer  public  works  to  street  board,  C.  118. 

procedure  on  report  of  street  board  after  assessment,  O.  98. 

power  to  condemn  land  for  sewerage  purposes,  C.  134. 

power  to  assess  for  cost  of  sewerage  system,  C.  136. 

provision  by,  for  duties  of  selectmen,  C.  40. 

power  to  enact  sanitary  measures,  C.  175. 

to  provide  for  assistant  clerk  of  police  court,  C.  220. 

power  to  lay  out  highway  in  Pope  Park,  C.  151. 

power  to  make  ordinances,  C.  166. 

power  to  provide  re  garbage,  C.  174. 

may  make  estimates,  how,  C.  180. 

power  to  establish  fire  districts,  C.  113. 

power  to  provide  penalties  re  fire  telegraph,  C.  173. 

to  provide  for  licenses,  C.  168. 

to  make  penalties  for  entertainments  without  license,  C.  170. 

power  to  offer  rewards,  C.  179. 

general  powers  re  streams,  C.  123. 

may  order  diversion  of  streams,  C,  120. 


14  INDEX. 

Common  council,  Court  of,  power  to  sprinkle  streets,  C.  150. 

power  re  trees,  C.  155. 

power  re  wharves,  C.  113. 

power  re  veranda,  porch  and  bay  window  lines,  C.  115. 

power  to  make  appropriations  for  Wadsworth  Athenaeum,  C.  178. 

power  to  order  wires  under  ground,  C.  157. 
Common  fields,  powers  re,  of  selectmen,  O.  40. 
Compensation  of  officers,  right  to  prescribe,  C.  166. 

of  town  and  city  officers,  C.  165. 

of  acting  judge  of  city  court,  C.  188. 

of  jurors  in  city  court,  C.  198. 

of  charity  board,  0.  313. 

of  fire  board,  O.   160. 

of  injured  firemen,  O.  184. 

of  forester,  O.  158. 

of  health  board,  O.  246. 

of  inspector  of  firewood,  O.  69. 

of  police  board,  O.  186. 

of  associate  judge  of  police  court,  C.  205,  O.  59. 

of  clerk  of  police  court,  C.  219,  O.  59. 

of  prosecuting  attorney  of  police  court,  C.  222,  O.  59. 

of  special  prosecuting  attorney,  C.  223. 

to  city  for  detailed  policemen,  O.  194. 

of  deputy  registrars  of  voters,  O.  63. 

of  voting-machine  tenders,  O.   63. 

of  challengers,  O.  63. 

of  checkers,  O.  63. 

of  moderators,  O.  63. 

of  clerk  of  ward,  O.  63. 

of  treasurer's  clerks,  C.  26,  O.  52. 

of  selectmen,  O.  64,  C.  38. 

of  street  board,  C.  103,  O.  54. 

for  land  damages  deposited  in  certain  cases,  O.  102. 

for  damages  before  land  taken,  O.  101. 

for  diversion  of  stream,  C.  121. 

of  weighers,  O.  68. 
See  Salaries. 
Complaints  in  police  court,  C.  213. 
form  of,  C.  225. 

record  by  street  board,  O.  109. 
Composition  of  boards,  political,  C.  99. 

of  police  board,  O.  185. 

of  street  board,  C.  103. 

of  fire  companies,  O.  173. 

of  police  department,  O.  190. 


INDEX.  16 

Compost,  near  street  or  dwelling  house,  nuisance,  0.  278. 
Concealed  weapons,  permit  to  carry,  O.  224. 
Condemnation  of  explosives,  O.  400. 
costs  taxable,  O.  403. 

of  land  for  sewerage  purposes,  C.  134. 

of  streams,  C.  125. 

proceedings  by  water  board,  C.  49. 

right  to  provide  procedure,  C.  166. 

by  sealer  of  weights  and  measures,  O.  29. 
See  Eminent  Domain. 
Conduct  of  drivers  of  public  carriages,  O.  425. 
Conductor  pipes,  certain^  nuisance,  O.  441. 
Connecticut  River,  jurisdiction  of  city,  C.  3. 

jurisdiction  of  police  court,  C.  207. 

improvement  of  navigation  on,  C.   177. 

vessels  carrying  explosives  on,  O.  394. 
Connecticut  River  bridge,  duty  to  care  for  approaches  to,  C.  152. 
Constables,  election,  C.  11,  46. 

term,  C.  11. 

bonds,  O.  47. 

punishment  for  neglect  to  serve  writ,  C.  194. 
Contract  and  supply,  board  of,  composition,  C.  92. 

duties,  C.  93. 
Contracts,  how  made,  C.  93.  ^ 

■    by  health  and  street  boards  to  remove  filth,  O.  122. 

to  sprinkle  streets,  O.  150. 

of  water  board,  O.  232,  235. 
Controller,  election,  C.  8. 

term,  C.  9. 

general  powers  and  duties,  C  33. 

duties,  O.   73. 

bond,  C.  35. 

report,  O.  74. 

salary,  0.  52. 

clerical  assistance,  C.  35. 

to  audit  city  accounts,  C.  35. 

to  draw  orders  on  treasurer,  C.  34. 

to  specify  in  his  orders,  C.  27. 

substitute,  C.  35. 

final  depository  of  vouchers,  O.  17. 

to  keep  list  of  city  officers,  O.  73. 

to  refport  exhaustion  of  appropriation,  O.  74. 

t%  examine  funds,  O.  75. 

chairman  of  auditing  committee,  O.  73. 

to  close  accounts  when,  O.  72. 

30 


16  INDEX. 

Controller  may  accept  surety  on  constable's  bond,  O.  47. 
Conveyances  of  personal  property,  O.  81. 

of  real  property,  O.  79. 

of  property  by  collector,  Appendix. 
Cornices,  specifications,  O.  342. 

in  fire  limits,  O.  375. 
Corporation  counsel,  appointment,  C.  36. 

term,  C.  36. 

powers  and  duties,  O.  239. 

duties,  C.  36. 

bond,  O.  44. 

docket  and  report,  O.  240. 

salary,  O.  59. 

duty  to  sue  to  collect  taxes,  C.  30. 

entitled  to  maps,  C.  110. 

to  be  member  of  committee  on  abatement  of  assessments,  C.  94. 

vacancy  in  office,  C.  36. 

to  foreclose  liens,  O.  105. 

street  board  to  assist  in  appeals  from  assessments,  0.  95. 

to  collect  expense  of  abating  nuisance,  O.  285. 
Corpse,  penalty  for  carrying  in  public  carriage,  O.  432. 

right  to  prevent  illegal  practices  with,  C.  166. 
Costs,  taxable  in  city  court,  C.  190. 

fees  of  prosecutor  taxable  as,  C.  224. 

taxed  on  appeals^  C.  132. 

taxable  after  condemnation  of  explosives,  O.  403. 

on  appeals  from  building  inspector,  O.  323,  324. 
Councilmen,  election  and  term,  C.  10. 
Croicds,  penalty  for  refusal  to  disperse,  O.  213. 
Criminals,  rewards  for  conviction  of,  C.  179. 
Cruelty,  right  to  prohibit,  C.  166. 
Curbs,  power  of  common  council  re,  C.  112. 

must  be  referred  to  street  board,  C.  118. 

limited  power  to  order  laid  in  Addition  of  1881,  C.  5. 
Curbstone,  breaking,  nuisance,  0.  441. 
Curtain  in  theater,  O.  385. 

Da/mages,  set  off  against  assessments,  C.  133. 

appraisal  by  street  board,  O.  95. 

payment  before  land  taken,  O.  101. 

deposit  in  certain  cases,  O.   102. 

persons  liable  for,  through  exercising  license,  O.  147. 

treble  may  be  recovered  by  water  board  for  trespass,  C.  61. 
Dams,  power  of  common  council  re,  C.  123. 
Date  of  annual  meeting,  C.  8. 
Death,  right  to  provide  for  registration  of,  C.  166. 

report  by  clerk  of  health  board,  O.  307. 


INDEX.  17 


Death  certificate,  O.  303. 

Debt  of  city,  Charter,  Chapter  XVII. 

Deeds,  treasurer  to  keep,  O.  87. 

of  city,  right  to  provide  execution  of,  etc.,  C.  166. 

mayor  to  execute,  O.  79. 
Deficiency  in  water  department,  how  met,  O.  2371 
Definition  of  building  line,  O.  100. 

building  terms,  O.  317. 

of  garJbage,  O.   132. 

of  malice,  O.  442. 

of  misfeasance,  O.  457. 

of  park  property,  C.  75. 

of  public   carriages,   O.   415. 

of  rubbish,  O.  127. 

of  veranda  line,  O.  99. 
Delinquent  taxes,  interest  on,  C.  29. 

report  to  corporation  counsel,  C.  30. 

duty  of  corporation  counsel  to  sue  for,  C.  30. 
Deposit  of  land  damages  in  certain  cases,  O.  102. 
Depositories  of  city  funds,  C.  27. 

board  of  finance  to  designate,  C.  84.* 
Detective  sergeants,  duties,  O.  204. 
Detention  in  police  station,  O.  205. 
Dirty  water,  in  streets,  nuisance,  O.  278. 
Discharge  from  police  station,  O.  205. 
Discipline  in  fire  department,  O.  165. 

in  police  department,  O.  210. 
Diseases,  physicians  to  report  contagious,  O.  275. 
Disorderly  conduct,  penalty,  O.  451. 
Disqualification  of  members  of  street  board,  C.  107. 
Districts,  voting,  C.  15. 

additional,  C.  16. 

in  seventh  ward,  O.  4. 

fire,  power  to  establish,  C.  113. 
limits,  O.  329. 
Diversion  of  streams,  C.  120. 

payment  for,  C.  121. 

limitation  of  liability  for,  C.  122. 
Dogs,  chief  of  police  in  place  of  selectmen  re,  O.  225. 

when  to  be  muzzled,  0.  226. 

impounding,  O.  227. 

removal  from  pound,  O.  228. 

driving  in  street,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
Door-openings,  construction,  O.  368. 
Drains,  right  to  lay  out,  etc.,  C.  166. 


18  INDBX. 

Drain,  certain,  nuisances,  O.  441. 

right  to  regulation  of  location,  C.  166. 
Drain-layers,  to  be  licensed,  O.  136. 

license  may  be  revoked,  O.  142. 

must  have  permit  to  excavate  street,  O.  139. 

penalty  for  violati(jn  of  provisions,  O.  143. 
Drivers  of  public  carriages,  conduct,  O.  425. 
Duties  of  various  officers,  right  to  prescribe,  C.  166. 

of  moderators  of  voting  districts  of  seventh  ward,  O.  ^ 

of  clerk  of  ward,  O.  8. 

of  board  of  convassers,  0.  9. 

of  city  clerk  re  meetings  of  common  council,  O.  10. 

of  clerk  of  common  council  board,  O.  15. 

of  clerks  of  common  council  to  keep  journals,  O.  16. 

of  auditing  committee,  0.  76. 

of  printing  committee,  O.  85. 

of  committee  on  abatement  of  taxes,  C.  44. 

of  town  clerk  to  repair  records,  O,  41. 

of  charity  board,  C.  64. 

of  superintendent  of  charities,  O.  311. 

of  clerk  of  charity  board,  O.  312. 

of  commission  on  city  plan,  C.  97. 

of  collector,  C.  29. 

re  park  tax,  C.  73. 

of  board  of  contract  and  supply,  C.  93. 

of  controller,  C.  33,  0.  73. 

of  corporation  counsel,  O.  239. 

of  drivers  of  public  carriages,  O.  422. 
;  of  engineering  department,  C.  109. 

of  board  of  finance,  C.  85. 

of  fire  board,  O.  163-167. 

of  president  of  fire  board,  O.  161. 

of  clerk  of  fire  board,  O.  162. 

of  chief  of  fire  department,  O.  168. 

of  deputy  chiefs  of  fire  department,  O.  169. 

of  electrical  inspectors,  O.  171. 

of  lineman,  O.  171. 

of  secretary  of  firemen's  relief  fund,  C.  231. 

of  inspector  of  firewood,  O.  37. 

of  forester,  O.  156. 

of  health  board,  C.  62. 

of  superintendent  of  health,  O.  249. 

of  health  board  re  milk,  O.  259. 

of  health  inspector  re  garbage,  0.  130. 

of  park  board,  C.  67. 


INDEX.  19 

Duties  of  associate  judge  of  police  court,  C.  205. 

of  clerk  of  police  court,  C.  219. 

of  chief  of  police,  O.  202. 

of  captain  of  police,  O.  203. 

of  lieutenant  of  police,  O.  206. 

of  detective  sergeants,  O.  204. 

of  policemen,  O.  207. 

re  sealer  of  weights  and  measures,  O.  28. 

of  officer  in  attendance  at  theater,  O.  389. 

of  selectmen,  re  admission  of  electors,  C.  39. 

additional,  of  selectmen,  O.  40. 

of  street  board,  C.  105. 

of  owners  to  number  houses  on  order  of  street  board,  O.  112. 

of  treasurer,  C.  25,  O.  77. 

of  water  board,  C.  49,  O.  230,  233. 

of  sealer  of  weights  and  measures,  O.  25,  26,  27. 
to  seal  baskets  for  charcoal,  O.  31. 

of  owners  of  platform  scales,  to  pay  cartage  on  inspection,  O.  33. 

of  clerk  of  sealer  of  weights  and  measures,  O.  25. 

of     city  weighers,  O.  24. 

of  town  officers  in  general,  C.  46. 
Dykes,  power  of  common  council,  C.  112. 

See  Improvements. 
Dynamite. 

See  Explosives. 

Election  tooths,  powers  of  selectmen  re,  O.  40. 

Election  officers,  salaries,  O.  63. 

Election  of  various  officers,  right  to  provide  for,  C.  166. 

annual,  right  to  regulate,  C.  166. 

of  city  officers,  how  conducted,  O.  1. 

of  town  officers,  C.  11. 

places  of  meeting  to  be  designated  by  mayor,  O.  3. 

polls  at,  how  long  open,  O.  3. 

of  members  of  common  council,  judge  of,  0.  8. 

certificate  of,  by  board  of  canvassers,  O.  9. 

of  officers  of  common  council,  O.  13. 
in  joint  convention,  O.  12. 

of  officers  of  common  council  board,  O.  14. 

of  constables,  C.  46. 

new,  in  case  of  tie  vote  for  alderman  or  councilman,  C.  10. 

special  to  fill  vacancy,  O.  9. 
Election  returns,  common  council  judge  of,  C.  162. 
Electors,  "to  be  made,"  C.  14. 

admission,  C.  38,  39. 


20 


INDBX. 


Election,  registration,  C.  14. 

erasure  of  names  from  list,  C.  38. 
Electrical  inspector,  duties,  O.  171. 

to  report  refusal  to  obey  orders  to  common  council,  O.  172. 

and  assistant,  salaries,  O.  56. 
Elevators,  regulations,  O.  391. 
Eminent  domain,  power  of  park  board,  C.  80. 

for  sewerage  purposes,  C.  134. 

re  streams,  C.  125. 

power  of  water  board,  C.  49. 

re  Salmon  Brook,  C.  58. 
Employees,  city,  voters  preferred,  Ot  86. 
Engine  companies,  composition,  O.  173. 

See  Fire  Companies. 
Engineer,  city,  appointment  and  terni  of,  C.  108. 

to  appoint  employees,  C.  111. 

to  have  custody  of  maps,  C.  110. 

to  furnish  maps  to  corporation  counsel,  C.  110. 

to  regulate  size  and  location  of  man-holes,  O.  144. 

to  prescribe  covers  for  man-holes,  O.  145. 

to  regulate  draining  of  man-holes,  O.  144. 

to  purchase  and  set  bounds  of  streets,  O,  149. 

duty  re  revocation  of  drain-layer's  license,  O.  142. 

permit  from  to  excavate  street,  O.  139. 

to  supervise  construction  of  sewers,  O.  140. 
Engineering  department,  duties,  C.  109. 

salaries,  C.  Ill,  O.  55. 

duty  re  underground  wires,  O.  116. 
Engineers  of  fire  engines  to  be  practical  machinists,  O.  176. 
Entrance  fo  theaters,  O.  379. 
Equipment  of  fire  companies,  O.  177. 
Erection  of  buildings,  regulation,  C.  172. 
Error,  motion  in,  in  city  court,  C.  200. 
Estimates  by  chairman  of  school  district  for  board  of  finance,  C.  88. 

not  to  be  exceeded,  C.  180. 
EoDits  from  buildings,  number,  O.  374. 

from  theaters,  O.  379. 
Expiration  of  licenses,  O.  220. 
Excavations  of  streets,  right  to  regulate,  C.  166. 

Specifications,  O.  332. 

in  street  to  be  protected,  O.  441. 
Execution  of  deeds  by  city,  C.  166,  0.  79. 
Exemption  of  park  property  from  taxation,  C.  71. 

of  veteran  firemen's  house  from  taxation,  C.  234. 
Exhaust  from  steam  boilers  into  sewer,  nuisance,  O.  441. 


INDEX.  21 

Eafplosives,  right  to  regulate,  C.  166. 

license  to  keep,  O.  395. 

record  of  licenses,  O.   398. 

licenses  Qiay  be  revoked,  O.  398. 

sign  of  keeper,  O.  395. 

how  kept,  O.  396. 

what  amount  may  be  kept,  O.  397. 

inspection  of  places  keeping,  O.  399. 

may  not  be  sold  to  minors,  O.  405. 

penalty,  O.  406. 

condemnation,  O.  400. 

disposition  after  condemnation,  O.  401. 

return  after  hearing,  O.  402. 

costs  on  condemnation  taxable,  O.  403. 

disposition  in  case  of  fire,  O.  404. 

vessels  carrying  regulated,  O.  393,  394. 
Expulsion  of  members  of  fire  companies,  O.  164. 

of  officer  for  misfeasance,  C.  166. 

of  member  of  common  council  for  misfeasance,  procedure,  O.  459. 

of  members  of  common  council,  O.  457,  461. 

False  alarm,  penalty,  O.  180. 

Farmington,  right  to  build  reservoirs  in,  C.  56. 

Farm  property,  limitation  of  right  to  set  building  lines  on,  C.  6. 

limited  taxation,  C.  4. 
Fees,  for  licenses  for  amusements,  O.  410. 

of  collector  from  school  taxes  to  be  paid  to  city,  O.  21. 

for  impounding  dogs,  O.  227. 

of  inspector  of  firewood,  O.  69. 

of  jury  in  city  court,  C.  199. 

for  peddler's  license,  O.  215. 

of  prosecutor  taxable  as  costs,  C.  224. 

for  license  of  public  carriage,  O.  417. 

for  rag-picker's  license,  O.  216. 

of  registrar  of  vital  statistics,  C.  41. 

for  service  of  process  of  police  court,  C.  213. 

taxable  in  police  court,  C.  217. 

of  weighers,  O.  68. 

unclaimed  by  witness  in  police  court,  O.  245. 
Fences,  powers  of  selectmen  re,  O.  40. 

in  street,  nuisance,  0.  441. 

defacing,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
Fighting,  in  street,  nuisance,  0.  441. 
Filth,  nuisance,  O.  278. 

penalty  for  violating  order  de  disposal  of,  0.  281. 
Finances,  of  city,  right  to  regulate,  C.  166. 


22 


INDEX. 


Finance,  Department  of,  appointment  and  term,  C.  83. 

membership,  C.  82. 

special  duties,  C.  85. 

meetings,  C.  86. 

to  designate  depositories  of  city  funds,  C.  27,  84. 

to  apportion  general  tax  for  schools,  C.  87. 

meetings  to  apportion  school  tax,  C.  89. 

to  approve  collector's  fees,  O.  21. 
Fires,  policemen  to  attend,  O.  208. 

disposition  of  explosives  in  case  of,  O.  404. 

penalty  for  carrying  naked  in  bam,  O.  181. 
Fire  alarm,  false,  penalty,  O.  180. 
Fire  apparatus,  fire  board  to  purchase,  O.  166. 

penalty  for  injuring  or  obstructing,  O.  183. 
Fire  commissioners,  appointment,  C.  98. 

to  keep  records,  O.  165. 

number  and  term,  O.  159. 

compensation,  O.  160. 

president,  O.  161. 

as  trustees  of  relief  fund,  C.  229. 

general  powers  and  duties,  O.  163-167. 

to  appoint  clerk,  O.  162. 

power  to  employ  extra  men  and  permanent  substitutes,  0.  174. 

to  maintain  property  of  fire  department,  O.  166. 

to  purchase  fire  apparatus,  O.  166. 
Fire  companies,  composition,  O.  173. 

equipment  and  location,  O.  177. 

penalty  for  obstructing,  O.  183. 
Fire  department,  right  to  organize,  C.  166. 

right  to  regulate  election  and  duties  of  officers  in,  C.  166. 

officers,  O.  167. 

salaries,  O.  56. 

penalty  for  wrongfully  wearing  uniform,  O.  182. 

members  not  to  receive  gift,  O.  179. 

to  have  control  of  hydrants  during  fire,  O.  170. 
Fire  districts,  power  of  common  council  to  establish,  C.  113. 

established,  O.  329. 
Fire  escapes,  in  theaters,  O.  381. 
Fire  extinguishers  in  theaters,  O.  387. 
Fire  limits,  boundaries,  O.  329. 

buildings  in,  O.  330. 
Fire  marshal,  to  approve  electricians,  O.  378. 

building  inspector  to  a<?t  as,  O.  331. 
See  Building  Inspector. 
Firemen,  treatment  of  injured,  O.  184. 


INDEX. 

Firemen,  veteran,  house  exempted  from  taxation,  C.  234. 
Firemen's  relief  fund,  sources,  C.  228. 

trustees,  C.  229. 

beneficiaries,  C.  230. 

duties  of  secretary,  C.  231. 
Fireplaces,  specifications,  O.  351. 
Fire-stops,  provision  for,  O.  373. 
Firewood,  penalty  for  violation  of  provisions  de,  0.  39. 

inspector  of.    See  Inspector  of  Firewood. 
Fireworks,  right  to  regulate,  C.  166. 

minors  may  buy  certain,  0.  405. 

forbidden  in  public  places,  O.  456. 

nuisance,  O.  441. 
Fiscal  year,  O.  72. 
Fish,  regulation  of  cleaning,  O.  278. 
Floors,  construction,  O.  368. 

in  special  cases,  O.  372. 

strength,  O.  364. 
Floor  beams,  size  and  spacing,  O.  367. 
Footing  courses,  definition,  O.  317. 

specification,  O.  333. 
Footings,  for  chimneys,  etc.,  specifications,  O.  335.         , 
Foreclosure  of  liens,  by  corporation  counsel,  O.  105. 

of  water  lien,  O.  238. 
Foremen  of  engine  companies,  O.  175. 
Forester,  street  board  to  appoint,  O.  156. 

compensation,  O.    158. 

report,  O.  157. 
Forfeitures,  power  to  enforce  ordinances  by,  C.  167. 
Forms  of  accounts  prescribed  by  controller,  C.  33. 

of  bonds,  C.  37. 

of  complaints  in  police  court,  C.  225.       • 
Foundation  walls,  definition,  O.  317. 

specifications,  O.  334. 
Fourfold  tax  on  certain  buildings,  O.  443. 
Fourth  of  July  ordinance,  O.  456. 
Franklin  Avenue  sewer  extension,  C.  161. 
Freedom  of  the  City,  right  to  confer,  C.  166. 
Frontage  of  theaters,  O.  379. 
Fruits  to  be  sold  by  dry  measure,  O.  35. 
Fund,  firemen's  relief,  sources,  C.  228. 

relief  foV  policemen,  C.  232. 

for  payment  of  supernumeraries,  O.  196. 
Furnaces,  portable,  specifications,  O.  355. 

brick,  specifications,  O.  353. 


23 


24  INDEX. 

Gambling,  power  to  prevent,  C.  168. 
Gambling  houses,  right  to  suppress,  C.  166. 
Garbage,  power  to  provide  for  disposal  of,  C.  174. 
definition,  O.  132. 
how  removed,  O.  124. 

not  to  be  mingled  with  ashes,  how  kept,  O.  124. 
contracts  for  removal,  0.  122. 

duty  of  health  officers  to  enforce  provisions  re,  O.  130. 
license  to  carry,  O.  129. 

penalty  for  violations  of  provisions  de,  O.  131. 
Gas  brackets,  regulation,  O.  363. 

Gas  company,  right  to  cut  off  supply  at  order  of  street  board,  C.  160. 
Gasoline,  turning  into  sewers,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
General  powers  of  city,  C.  3. 

of  town  officers  in  general,  C.  46. 
of  committee  on  abatement  of  taxes,  C.  44. 
of  charity  board,  C.  64. 
of  commission  on  city  plan,  C.  97. 
of  common  council  re  ordinances,  C.  166. 
of  common  council  re  streams,  C.  123. 
of  clerk,  C.  24. 
of  collector,  C.  29. 
of  controller,  C.  33. 
of  health  board,  C.  62. 
of  marshal,  C.  23. 
of  mayor,  C.   18. 
of  park  board,  C.  67. 
of  selectmen,  C.  38. 
of  street  board,  C.  105. 
of  treasurer,  C.  25. 
of  water  board,  C.  49. 
See  Powers. 
Gifts,  park  board  need  not  accept,  C.  77. 
policemen  not  to  receive,  O.  193, 
firemen  not  to  receive,  O.  179. 
Glass,  placing  in  street,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
Goat,  driving  in  street,  nuisance,  0.  441. 
Goods,  leaving  on  sidewalk,  etc.,  nuisance,  0.  441. 
Granbxj,  right  to  water  from  Hartford,  C.  59. 
Grand  jurors,  election,  C.  11. 
terms,   C.    11. 

powers  taken  away,  C.  222. 
Grass,  injuring  in  public  place,  nuisance,  0.  441. 
Gunpowder. 
See  Explosives. 


INDEX.  25 

Gutters,  powers  of  common  council  re,  C.  112. 
must  be  referred  to  street  board,  C.  118. 
limited  power  to  order  laid  in  Addition  of  1881,  C,  5. 
license  to  lay,  O.  441. 
See  Improvements  . 

Hack  stands,  O.  423. 

Halls,  regulations  de,  O.  388. 

Ha/ndbills,  distribution  on  street,  nuisance,  O.  441. 

Health,  power  re,  C.  175. 

Health  commissioners,  appointment,   removal,  vacancies,  O.  247. 

composition  of  board,  O.  246. 

compensation,  O.  246. 

president,  O.  248. 

general  powers  and  duties,   C.  62. 

powers,  rules  and  orders,  O.  253,  C.  63. 

meetings,  reports,  office,  O.  252. 

may  hire  assistants,  O.  251. 

with  street  board  to  remove  filth,  O.  122. 

duty  of  inspectors  to  enforce  provisions  de  garbage,  O.  130. 

inspection,  O.  257. 

to  license  certain  trades,  0.  258. 

duties  re  milk,  O.  259. 

powers  re  milk  inspection,  O.  260. 

to  inspect  production  of  milk,  O.  261. 

to  inspect  milk  measures,  O.  34,  272. 

power  to  examine  milk  measures,  O.  273. 

may  declare  nuisances  and  order  abated,  O.  255. 

hearing  on  order  to  abate  nuisance,  O.  256. 

may  abate  nuisance  at  expense  of  owner,  O.  285. 

to  inspect  plans  of  new  buildings,  O.  299. 

to  inspect  plumbing,  O.  300. 

to  give  certificate  of  approval  of  plumbing,  O.  301. 

to  license  poultry  keeping,  O.  277. 

orders  de  stagnant  water,  O.  284. 

to  regulate  and  license  privies,  0.  278. 

to  license  keeping  swine,  O.  278, 
Health  department,  right  to  regulate  election  and  duties  in,  C.  166. 

salaries,  O.  60. 
Hearing  by  health  board  on  order  to  abate  nuisance,  O.  256. 

by  street  board  before  appraisal  of  damages,  O.  93. 

re  change  of  house  numbers  by  street  board,  O.  111. 

by  street  board  on  street  sprinkling,  O.  151. 

by  street  board  before  ordering  wires  underground,  O.  115. 
Herlage,  in  public  place,  injuring,  nuisance,  O.  441, 


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INDEX. 


High  school,  appropriation  for,  validated,  C.  236. 
High  school  committee,  election  and  term  of,  C.  11. 
Highways,  right  to  lay  out,  etc.,  C.  112,  166. 

condition  of  acceptance,  C.  154. 

right  to  regulate  width,  C.  166. 

right  to  carry  out  powers  re,  C.  166. 

care  of,  transferred  to  city,  C.  112. 

power  of  common  council  as  to,  C.  112. 

list  of  nuisances  relating  to,  O.  441. 
penalty,  O.  442. 

power  to  lay  out  in  Pope  Park,  C.  151. 

care  of  trees  in,  C.  155. 

right  of  water  commissioners  to  use,  C.  50. 

alteration  of  by  water  commissioners,  C.  58.  * 

Highway  district,  city  constituted,  C.  166. 

See  Improvements. 
Highways  and  public  works,  Charter,  Chapter  XII;   Ordinances,  Chapter 

VII. 
Hockanum  River,  vessels  carrying  explosives  may  anchor  below  mouth  of, 

O.  394. 
Hollow  walls,  specifications,  O.  345. 
Hot  water,  regulation  of  heating  systems,  O.  358. 
House  numbers,  power  of  street  board  re,  O.  110. 

duty  of  owner  to  make  in  conformance  with  orders  of  street  board, 
O.  112. 

Ice,  duty  to  remove,  O.  446. 

penalty,  O.  447. 

street  board  to  clear  off,  O.  448. 
Illegal  voting,  right  to  prevent,  C.  166. 

penalty,  O.  7. 
Immorality,  right  to  prevent,  C.  166. 
Improved  pavement,  C.  143,  144,  145. 

private  gas  pipes  to  be  relaid  before  laying,  C.  160. 
See  Pavement. 
Improvement,  right  to  lay  out,  C.  166. 

vote  to  contain  what,  O.  89. 

notice  of  vote  for,  0.  88. 

vote  to  be  referred  to  street^board,  O.  90. 

common  council  may  act  after  report  on,  0.  91. 

of  navigation  on  Connecticut  River,  C.  177. 
Inspection  of  buildings,  O.  320. 

damaged  by  fire,  O.  377. 

of  places  keeping  explosives,  O.  399. 

by  health  board,  O.  257. 


INDEX. 

Inspection  of  places  of  production  of  milk,  O.  261. 

of  plumbing  by  health  board,  O.  300. 

by  sealer  of  weights  and  measures,  O.  26,  27. 

of  platform  scales,  duty  of  owner  to  pay  cartage  upon,  O.  33. 

of  steam  boilers,  O.  359. 

of  theaters  by  building  inspector,  O.  390. 
Inspector  of  firewood,  appointment  and  duties  of,  O.  37. 

bond,  O.  44. 

fees,  0.  69. 
Insurance  of  city  property,  0.  82. 

Intercepting  sewer,  authority  to  construct  across  state  land,  C.  138. 
Interest  on  assessments,  C.  148. 

assessments  to  bear,  O.  103. 

on  taxes,  C.  29. 
Invalid  chairs,  may  be  run  on  sidewalks,  O.  441. 
Inventory  of  city  property  in  officer's  charge,  O.  74. 
Investigator  of  charity  board,  appointment,  O.  310. 
salary,  0.  61. 

Janitors,  salaries,  0.  70. 
Joinder,  in  appeals,  C.  130. 

of  motions  in  city  court,  C.  201. 
Joint  conventions  of  common  council,  mayor  to  preside,  C.  164. 
to  elect  officers,  O.  12. 
to  fill  vacancies,  O.  12. 
Joint  meetings  of  street  and  health  boards,  O.  123. 
Journals  of  common  council  to  be  kept  and  published,  0.  16. 
Judge  of  city  court,  oath,  O.  49. 

appointment,  term  and  salary,  C.  186,  O.  59. 
of  police  court,  appointment  and  term,  C.  204. 
salary,  O.  59. 
oath,  O.  49. 

may  suspend  policemen,  0.  191. 
to  appoint  prosecuting  attorney,  C.  221. 
may  appoint  substitute,  C.  206. 
associate,  of  police  court,  C.  205. 
compensation,  C.  205,  0.  59. 
Judgment,  suspension  of,  in  police  court,  C.  215. 
Jurisdiction  of  city  over  Connecticut  River,  C.  3. 
of  city  court,  C.  183,  184. 
of  police  court,  C.  207,  208. 
re  parks,  C.  69. 

re  Cedar  Hill  Cemetery,  C.  211. 
re  Charter  Oak  Park,  C.  209. 
re  fire  telegraph,  C.  173. 


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28 


INDEX. 


Jurisdiction  of  police  court,  re  rules  of  water  board,  C.  53,  212. 
re  water  works,  C.  61. 
of  West  Hartford  justices   not   aifected   as  to  Charter   Oak   Park, 
C.  210. 
Jurors  in  city  court,  C.  196. 

compensation,  C.   198.  | 

oath,  O.  51. 
selection  of,  powers  of  selectmen,  O.  40. 
how  summoned,  C.  197. 
Jury,  docket  and  fee  in  city  court,  C.  199. 
of  six  in  city  court,  C.  199. 

Keney  Park  addition,  C.  2. 
Kindling  wood,  how  sold,  O.  38. 
Kiteflying,  in  street,  nuisance,  O.  441. 

Lamp,  in  street,  injuring,  nuisance  O.  441. 

Layout  of  public  works,  C.  117. 

Lease,  park  board  may,  C.  78. 

Leave  of  absence  for  policemen,  O.  198. 

for  supernumerary  policemen,  O.  200. 
Licenses,  common  council  to  provide  for,  C.  168. 
collector  to  keep  record  of,  C.  29. 
countersigned  by  collector,  C.  29. 
when  to  expire,  O.  220.      n 

person  to  be  liable  for  damages  resulting  from  exercising,  0.  147. 
regulation  in  certain,  O.  294. 
penalties,  O.  223. 
to  give  public  amusement,  C.  170. 

record,  O.  409. 

fees,  O.  410. 
boot-blacks,  O.  218. 
to  collect  bones,  grease,  etc.,  0.  292. 
for  public  carriages,  issuance  and  term,  O.  416. 

record  and  fee,  O.  417. 

revocation,  O.  417.  * 

for  substitute  drivers,  O.  418. 

for  nonresidents,  O.  419. 

penalty  for  not  having,  O.  431. 
to  bury  dead  animals,  0.  290. 
drain-layer,  O.  137. 

may  be  revoked,  O.  142. 
to  keep  explosives,  0.  395. 

record  and  revocation,  O.  398. 
to  carry  garbage,  O.  129. 


INDEX. 

Licenses  to  put  in  manholes,  O.  144. 

to  unload  manure,  O.  289. 

marriage,  validated,  C.  236. 

to  milk  peddlers,  O.  262,  263. 

milk,  record,  O.  267. 

for  part  of  term,  0.  266. 

president  of  health  board  may  cancel,  O.  271. 

peddlers,  O.  214. 
fees,  O.  215. 
revocable  for  excessive  noise,  O.  453. 

to  keep  poultry,  O.  277. 

for  privy,  O.  278. 

rag-pickers,  O.  216. 

to  keep  slaughter-house,  O.  282. 

for  soap-making,  O.  293. 

to  keep  swine,  O.  278. 

by  health  board  to  carry  on  certain  trades,  O.  258. 

to  drive  animals  through  streets,  O.  441. 

by  building  inspector  to  remove  building  through  street,  0.  441. 

to  open  street,  O.  441. 

to  place  building  materials  in  street,  O.  441. 

to  put  cellar-way  or  vault  in  street,  O.  441. 

for  excavation  of  street,  O.  441. 

to  lay  sidewalks  and  gutters,  0.  441. 

to  set  out  trees  in  sidewalks,  O.  441. 

to  set  up  privy,  O.  278. 

to  carry  on  trade  on  sidewalk,  O.  441. 
Liens,  for  assessments  and  how  foreclosed,  C.  166. 

for  assessments^  C.  119. 

for  certain  assessments,  C.  126. 

for  assessments  for  improved  pavements,  C.  143. 

for  assessments  for  sewers,  C.  137. 

for  cost  of  laying  and  repairing  sidewalks,  O.  107. 

for  removing  snow,  C.  156. 

for  street  sprinkling,  C.  150,  0.  154. 

of  town  transferred  to  city,  C.  32. 

for  water  rents,  C.  50,  O.  238. 

corporation  counsel  to  foreclose,  O.  105. 

for  assessments  and  charges,  collector  may  discharge,  0.  104. 

sale  of  property  taken  on  foreclosure  of.  Appendix. 
Lights  in  theaters,  0.  383. 

on  street,  extinguishing,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
Lieutenant  of  police,  duties,  O.  206. 
Limitations  on  corporate  powers,  C.  4. 
Lineman,  duties,  O.  171. 
List,  made  by  assessors,  O.  436. 


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^^  INDEX. 

Lists  of  electors  to  be  posted,  C.  14. 
erasure  of  names  from,  C.  38. 
Literature,  certain  prohibited,  0.  411. 
Location  of  fire  companies,  0.  177. 
Low  lands,  right  to  drain  and  raise,  C.  166. 

Malice,  definition,  O.  442. 

Man-holes,  license  to  locate  and  how  drained,  O.  144. 

city  engineer  to  provide  covers,  O.  145. 

penalties  re,  0.  146. 
Manure,  nuisance,  0.  278. 

license  to  unload,  0.  289. 
Map  of  1866  made  authoritative,  C.  236. 

city  engineer  to  have  custody,  C.  110. 
Markets,  right  to  regulate,  C.  166. 

Marriage,  licenses  validated,  C.  236.  * 

Marshal,  when  elected,  C.  8. 

term,  C.  9. 

bond,  O.  44. 

salary,  O.  52. 

general  powers,  C.  23. 

duties  re  jurors  in  city  court,  C.  197. 

may  serve  process  of  police  court,  C.  213. 

right^o  serve  process  on  river,  C.  3. 

to  sell  land  under  assessment,  O.  106. 
Masonry,  weight  how  estimated,  0.  339. 
Mayor,  election,  C.  8. 

term,  C.  9. 

salary,  0.  52. 

salary  of  stenographer  of,  O.  52. 

general  powers,  C.  18. 

presiding  officer  of  board  of  aldermen,  C.  19,  164. 

to  make  statement  to  council,  C.  20. 

to  administer  oaths,  C.  21. 

may  appoint  special  police,  C.  22. 

to  appoint  and  designate  terms  of  members  of  various  boards,  C,  98. 

to  appoint  building  inspector  and  deputy,  O.  318. 

to  appoint  charity  commissioners,  C.  65. 

to  appoint  city  engineer,  C.  108. 

to  appoint  certain  members  of  commission  on  city  plan,  C.  96. 

to  appoint  certain  members  of  board  of  finance,  C.  83. 

may  remove  from  boards,  C.  101. 

to  remove  city  officer  found  guilty  of  corruption,  O.  460. 

may  suspend  policemen,  O.  191. 

to  be  member  of  committee  on  abatement  of  assessments,  C.  94. 


INDEX.  31 

Mayor  to  be  member  of  board  of  canvassers,  O.  9. 

to  be  member  of  commission  on  city  plan,  C.  95. 

to  be  member  of  board  of  contract  and  supply,  C.  92. 

to  be  member  of  health  board,  0.  246. 

to  be  member  of  park  board,  C.  67. 

not  to  be  appointed  to  office  by  common  council,  C.  162. 

to  preside  at  meetings  of  board  of  finance,  C.  85. 

to  preside  at  meetings  of  police  board,  0.  188. 

to  issue  warrant  for  collection  of  certain  assessments,  C.  126. 

of  taxes,  C.  29,  O.  437. 
may  call  city  meeting,  O.  11. 

to  issue  warrant  for  special  election  to  fill  vacancies,  0.  9. 
to  designate  places  of  meeting,  O.  3. 

in  voting  districts,  O.  4. 
to  approve  corporate  acts,  C.  163. 
to  certify  transfers  of  personal  property,  O.  81. 
to  execute  conveyances  of  real  property,  O.  79. 
may  require  bonds,  O.  46. 
to  prescribe  form  of  bonds,  C.  37. 

to  report  violations  of  amusement  ordinance,  0.  408. 
to  license  public  amusements,  etc.,  C.  170. 

to  authorize  chief  of  fire  department  to  demolish  buildings,  O.  178. 
police  powers,  O.  211. 
may  permit  bonfire  in  street^  0.  441. 
Measures,  dry,  to  be  used  in  selling  fruits,  nuts  and  vegetables,  O.  35. 
milk,  health  board  to  inspect,  O.  272. 

penalty  for  under-size,  O.  274. 
Medical  inspectors,  salaries,  O.  60. 
Meetings,  date  of  annual,  C.  8. 

city,  special,  procedure  in  calling,  O.  11. 

when  mayor  to  call,  O.  11. 

how  held,  O.  1. 

when  appropriation  more  than  $10,000,  C.  168. 
city  and  ward,  mayor  to  designate  places,  0.  3. 

polls  at,  how  long  open,  O.  3. 

moderator  to  preserve  order,  O.  5. 
penalty  for  disorder  at,  O.  6. 
ward,  when  and  where  held,  0.  2. 
where  held,  C.  8. 

town  and  city,  presiding  officer,  C.  17. 
mayor  to  designate  place  in  voting  districts,  O.  4. 
of  common  council,  right  to  regulate,  C.  166. 

to  elect  officers,  O.  12,  13. 

to  fill  vacancies,  0.  13. 

in  joint  convention  to  fill  vacancies,  O.  12. 

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32 


INDEX. 


Meetings  of  common  council,  special,  manner  of  calling,  O.  11. 

of  board  of  finance,  C.  86. 

of  board  of  health,  0.  252. 

joint,  of  street  and  health  board,  0.   123. 

of  park  board,  C.  68. 

of  selectmen  and  town  clerk  to  admit  electors,   C.  39. 
Merchandise,  leaving  on  sidewalk,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
Message,  mayor's,  C.  20. 
Messenger  of  city  clerk,  0.  17. 

of  board  of  aldermen,  salary,  O.  53. 

of  common  council  board,  choice  of,  O.   14. 
salary,  O.  53. 

of  city  court,  salary,  O.  59. 

of  police  court,  salary,  0.  59, 
Militia,  powers  re  of  selectmen,  0.  40. 
Milk,  duties  of  health  board,  O.  259. 

powers  of  health  board  re  inspection  of,  0.  260. 

health  board  to  inspect  production,  0.  261. 

licenses  to  sell,  O.  262,  263. 

record  of  licenses,  O.  267. 

licenses  for  part  of  term,  O.  266. 

penalty  for  peddling  without  license,  O.  268. 

licensee  to  report  change  of  employees,  O.  265. 

president  of  health  board  may  cancel  licenses,  O.  271. 

vehicles  for  carrying  to  be  marked,  0.  264. 

sale  in  store,  O.  270. 

police  to  assist  health  board  re,  O.  269. 

measures,  health  board  to  inspect,  O.  34,  272. 

sealer  of  weights  and  measures  not  to  inspect,  0.  34. 
Minors  in  charge  of  charity  board,  O.  316. 

may  not  buy  explosives,  O.  405. 

may  buy  certain  fireworks,  O.  405. 
Misfeasance,  definition,  O.  457. 

removal  of  city  officers,  O.  458. 
Moderator  of  fifth  district,  presiding  officer,  C.  17. 

return  of  polls  by,  C.  17. 

to  appoint  clerk  of  ward,  O.  8. 

power  to  preserve  order  at  meetings,  O.  5. 

of  voting  districts,  duties,  O.  4. 

compensation,  O.  63. 
Morals,  public,  Ordinances,  Chapter  XVIII. 
Mortar,  definition,  O.  317. 

specifications,  O.  337. 
Motions  in  city  court,  C.  200. 

joinder,  C.  201. 


INDEX.  33 

Mount  Pleasant  addition  to  Zion  Hill  Cemetery,  may  re-plot,  C.  235. 
Music,  on  streets,  right  to  regulate,  C.  166. 

Nails,  placing  in  street,  nuisance,  0.  441. 

Navigation,  improvement,  on  Connecticut  River,  C.  177. 

Neglect  of  officer  to  serve  writ,  C.  194. 

New  trial,  motion  for,  in  city  court,  C.  200.  ;    i 

Night-soil,  regulation  of  removal  and  penalty,  O.  283. 

Noise,  peddler's  license  revocable  for  undue,  O.  453. 

penalty,  0.  454.  '    ' 

North  Meadows,  tax  limited,  C.  4.  ']'■'' 

Notes  to  be  countersigned,  C.  28. 
Notice  of  assessments  by  common  council,  C.  114. 

that  assessments  are  due,  C.  119,  127. 

of  sale  of  land  under  assessment,  O.  106. 

of  assessment  for  street  sprinkling,  O.  151. 

of  special  city  and  council  meetings,  O.  11. 

of  meetings  of  board  of  finance,  C.  86. 

of  hearing  by  street  board  re  house  numbers,  O.  111. 

concerning  paupers,  C.  66. 

in  case  of  improved  pavement  without  petition,  C.  144. 

street  board  to  give,  of  intention  to  lay  improved  pavement,  0.  113. 

on  poles,  0.  133. 

penalty  for  neglect  to  put  on,  0.  134. 
penalty  for  injuring,  O.  135. 

of  hearing  re  streams,  C.  124. 

of  intention  to  excavate  street,  C.  158. 

of  hearing  by  street  board  before  appraisal  of  damages,  O.  93. 

before  excavating  street,  not  necessary  by  water  board,  C.  159. 

by  street  board  before  ordering  wires  underground,  O.  115. 

of  vote  for  public  improvement  to  contain  what,  0.  88. 
Nuisances  injurious  to  health,  right  to  abate,  C.  166.  ] 

injurious  to  health,  O.  278. 

health  board  may  declare  and  order  abated,  O.  255. 

health  board  may  abate  at  expense  of  owner,  O.  285. 

penalty  for  continuing  after  order  from  health  board,  O.  280. 

injurious  to  health,  penalty,  O.  279. 

relating  to  highways,  list,  O.  441. 
penalty,  O.  442. 

duty  of  police  department,  O.  445. 
continuing,  O.  442. 
Nuts  to  be  sold  by  dry  measure,  O.  35. 

Oaths,  right  to  provide  form  of,  for  city  officers,  C.  166. 
of  city  officers,  C.  166. 


34 


INDEX. 


Oaths,  mayor  may  administer,  C.  21. 

of  city  oflficers,  Ordinances,  Chapter  IV. 
no  new  on  re-election,  O.  48. 
taken  during  council  meeting,  O.  48. 
of  appraisers,  O.  50. 

of  judges  of  city  and  police  courts,  O.  49. 
of  jurors,  O.  51. 
Obstruction  to  streets  prevented,  O.  440. 
expense  of  removal,  O.  444. 

in  street  not  permitted  by  board,  nuisance,  0.  441. 
Office  of  health  board,  O.  252. 

of  park  board,  C.  68. 
Office  rent,  O.  71. 
Officers,  city  and  ward,  when  elected,  O.  2. 

election,  in  joint  convention  of  common  council,  O.  12. 
election,  by  common  council,  O.  13. 
of  common  council  board,  election,  O.  14. 
right  to  remove,  etc.,  for  misfeasance,  C.  166. 
oaths  of,  C.  166. 
'  of  fire  department,  O.  167. 

to  receive  no  gifts  for  services,  penalty,  0.  179. 
Openings  in  chimneys,  specifications,  O.  351. 

in  walls,  specifications,  0.  347. 
Orders  of  controller,  C.  27. 

of  health  board,  C.  63,  0.  253,  257. 

of  common   council   re  public  works,    street  board   to   conform  to, 

O.  108. 
by  street  board  re  underground  wires  may  be  changed,  0.  119. 
Ordinances,  common  council's  power  to  make,  C.  166,  168. 
power  to  make  revision,  C.  182. 
power  to  make  re  buildings,  C.  171. 
power  to  make  re  erection  of  buildings,  C.  172. 
power  to  make  re  garbage,  C.  174. 
power  to  enforce  by  penalties,  C.  167,  169. 
how  passed,  C.  163. 
•    to  prescribe  duties  of  water  board,  C.  50. 
validated,  C.  236. 

creating  health  board  validated,  C.  62. 
violation,  misdemeanor,  C.  226. 
publication,  C.  181. 
Out-houses,  right  to  regulate  location  of,  C.  166. 

Parades,  right  to  regulate,  C.  166. 
Park  commissioners,  appointment,  C.  98,  67,  68. 
term,  C.  67,  68. 


INDEX. 

Park  commissioners,  general  powers  and  duties,  C.  67. 
particular  powers,  C.  69. 
office,  C.  68. 
meetings,  C.  68. 
records,  C.  68. 
report,  C.  68. 
president,  C.  68. 

contracts  with  themselves  prohibited,  C.  76.     ^ 
power  of  eminent  domain,  C.  80.  Jr 

need  not  accept  gifts,  C.  77. 
may  lease  property,  restrictions,  C.  78. 
power  to  establish  parkways  and  boulevards,  C.  74. 
control  of  parkways,  C.  70. 
secretary,  C.  67,  68. 
to  manage  trust  property,  C.  79. 
Parks,  right  to  lay  out,  etc.,  C.  166. 
bonds  may  be  issued  for,  C.  72. 
property  exempted  from  taxation,  C.  71. 
power  of  common  council  as  to,  C.  112. 
special  tax  for,  C.  73. 
See  Improvement. 
Park  River,  penalty  for  throwing  rubbish  into,  O.  287. 
Parkways,  power  of  park  board  to  establish,  C.  74. 

control,  C.  70. 
Partitions,  bridging  in  bearing,  O.  369. 
Party  walls  in  fire  limits,  0.  375. 

specifications,  0.  344. 
Passengers,  charges  for  carrying,  O.  428. 
Paupers,  notice  concerning,  C.  66. 
Pavement,  improved,  C.  143,  144,  145. 

restriction  on  disturbing  street  before  laying,   0.   114. 
notice  of  intention  to  lay,  0.  113. 
Payments  by  treasurer,  C.  27. 

without  controller's  order,  C.  34. 
of  apportioned  tax  to  school  districts,  C.  90. 
for  diversion  of  streams,  C.  121. 
Peddlers,  licenses,  O.  214. 
fees,  O.  215. 
when  to  expire,  O.  220. 

to  wear  badges  and  have  wagon  marked,  O.  221. 
licenses  revocable  for  excessive  noise,  O.  453. 
Penalties,  power  to  enforce  ordinances  by,  C.  167. 
common  council  may  provide,  C.  169. 
limitation  of  power  as  to,  C.  167. 


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36 


INDEX. 


Penalties,  power  to  provide,  for  entertainment  without  license,  C.  170. 
re  licenses  for  amusements,  O.  407. 
for  naked  bathing,  O.  414. 

for  erecting  building  contrary  to  building  ordinances,  C.  167. 
for  allowing  child  to  sell  on  street  in  evening,  O.  413. 
for  short  weight  in  coal,  O.  24. 
for  selling  unweighed  coal,  O.  24. 
for  refusal  of^rowd  to  disperse,  0.  213. 
re  dead  animafl^  O.  291. 
for  not  reporting  contagious  disease,  O.  276. 
for  disorder  at  city  or  ward  meeting,  0.  6. 
for  disorderly  conduct,  O.  451. 
for  violation  of  provisions  de  drain  layers,  O.  143. 
for  violation  of  explosive  ordinances,  O.  406. 
for  violating  order  de  disposition  of  filth,  O.  281. 
for  disobeying  orders  of  officers  of  fire  department,  0.  170. 
foij  receiving  gifts  in  fire  department,  0.  179. 
for  false  fire  alarm,  O.  180. 

for  carrying  naked  fire  in  barn,  0.  181.  ' 

for  injuring  or  obstructing  fire  apparatus,  0.  183. 
power  to  provide  re  fire  telegraph,  C.  173. 
for  wrongfully  wearing  uniform  of  fire  department,  0.  182. 
for  fireworks  in  public  places,  O.  456. 
for  violating  provisions  de  firewood,  O.  39. 
for  violation  of  provisions  de  garbage,  0.  131. 
for  violation  of  health  board  regulation,  O.  254. 
for  violation  of  orders  of  health  board,  0.  257. 
for  refusing  to  sign  death  certificate,  O.  304. 
for  failure  to  return  death  certificate,  O.  306. 

for  failure  of  clerk  of  health  board  to  report  list  of  deaths,  O.  307. 
for  carrying  on  certain  trades  without  license,  0.  258. 
for  violating  provisions  de  manholes,  O.  146. 
for  unloading  manure  without  license,  O.  289. 
for  violation  of  milk  license,  O.  268. 
for  undersized  milk  measures,  O.  274. 
for  violation  of  regulations  de  night-soil,  O.  283. 
for  nuisances  injurious  to  health,  O.  279. 
for  continuing  nuisance  after  order  of  health  board,  O.  280. 
for  nuisances  relating  to  highways,  O.  442. 
for  undue  noise  by  peddlers,  O.  454. 
for  failing  to  have  certain  licenses,  O.  223. 
for  throwing  refuse  into  Park  River,  O.  287. 
re  inspection  of  plumbing,  O.  302. 
re  registration  of  plumbers,  O.  297. 
limit  in  jurisdiction  of  police  court,  C.  208. 


INDEX. 


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Penalties,  for  neglect  to  put  sign  on  poles,  0.  134. 

for  injuring  sign  on  poles,  O.  135. 

for  breach  of  discipline  in  police  department,  0.  210. 

for  policemen  receiving  gifts  and  failing  to  report  outside  compen- 
sation, O.  195. 

for  violation  of  provisions  de  public  carriages,  O.  430. 

for  not  having  license  for  public  carriage,  O.  431. 

for  carrying  corpse,  etc.,  in  public  carriage,  O.  432. 

for  using  public  carriages  for  street  advertising,  O.  434. 

for  injury  to  public  property,  O.  452. 

for  resisting  officer,  O.  212. 

for  violation  of  provisions  de  keeping  rubbish,  O.  128. 

for  keeping  slaughter-house,  0.  282. 

for  violation  of  provisions  de  removal  of  snow  and  ice,  O.  447. 

re  soap-making,  O.  295. 

for  spitting,  O.  455. 

for  excavating  street  without  notice,  C.  158. 

for  violation  of  theater  ordinance  or  order  of  building  inspector, 
O.  392. 

for  selling  immature  veal,  O.  288. 

may  be  provided  by  water  board,  C.  53. 

for  injuring  water  works,  C.  61. 

for  violation  of  orders  of  health  board  de  stagnant  water,  O.  284. 

re  water  closets  in  certain  buildings,  O.  286. 

for  violation  of  provisions  de  weights  and  measures,  O.  32. 

for  violation  of  provision  de  sale  of  fruits,  etc.,  O.  35. 

re  underground  wires,  O.  120. 

for  illegal  voting,  O.  7. 

for  neglect  to  make  service  of  writ,  C.  194. 
Penitentiary,  city  may  establish,  C.  218. 
Permanent  substitutes  in  fire  departnient,  O.  174. 
Permits,  building,  O.  319. 

limited  in  Addition  of  1881,  C.  6. 

burial,  validated,  C.  236. 

by  city  engineer  to  excavate  streets,  O.  139. 

from  street  board  to  disturb  street  to  be  paved,  O.  114. 

to  carry  concealed  weapons,  O.  224. 

to  build  bonfire  in  street,  0.  441. 
Personal  property,  right  of  city  to  purchase,  hold  and  convey,  C.  3. 

right  to  control,  C.  166. 

conveyances,  O.  81. 
Petition  for  improved  pavement,  C.  143. 
Physician,  city,  appointment,  O.  310. 

compensation,  0.  61. 
Physicians  to  report  contagious  diseases,  O.  275. 

penalty  for  refusing  to  sign  death  certificate,  O.  304. 


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INDEX. 


Pipes,  street  board  may  order  relaid  in  streets  to  be  paved,  C.  145. 

private  gas,  to  be  relaid  before  improved  pavement  laid,  C.  160. 

hot-air,  specifications,  0.  356. 

regulation  of  placing  steam,  0.  360. 

let  into  beams,  how,  0.  361. 
Plans  of  new  buildings,  health  board  to  approve,  O.  299. 

of  putting  wires  under  ground  to  be  filed  with  street  board,  O.  116. 
Plates,  how  bolted  to  brick-work,  O.  350. 

Platform  scales,  duty  of  owner  to  pay  cartage  on  inspection,  0.  33. 
Plumbers'  list  published,  O.  298. 

penalty  re  registration,  O.  297. 

to  register  with  health  board,  O.  296. 
Plumbing,  health  board  to  give  certificate  of  approval,  O.  301. 

to  inspect,  O.  300. 
Plumbing  inspector,  salary,  0.  60. 
Plurality  to  elect,  C.  8. 
Poles  to  bear  sign,  0.  133. 

penalty  for  neglect  to  put  sign  on,  O.  134. 

penalty  for  injuring  sign  on,  O.  135. 

to  be  removed  after  wires  are  underground,  O.  118. 

carrying  trolley  wires  excepted  from  underground  wire  provisions, 
O.  121. 
Police  commissioners,  appointment,  C.  98. 

composition  and  term,  O.  185. 

powers,  O.  187.  * 

compensation,  O.  186. 

mayor  presiding  officer,  O.  188. 

to  appoint  clerk,  O.  189. 

power  of  appointment  and  removal  from  police  force,  0.  191. 

may  appoint  additional  patrolmen,  O.  190. 

to  countersign  vouchers  for  pay,  O.  197. 

may  give  supernumeraries  leave  of  absence,  0.  200. 

may  retire  officer  to  veteran  reserve,  C.  232. 
Police  court,  jurisdiction,  C.  207,  208. 

appointment  and  term  of  judge,  C.  204. 

salary  of  judge,  O.  59. 

oath  of  judge,  0.  49. 

associate  judge,  appointment  and  term,  C.  205. 
compensation,  O.  59. 

substitute  judge,  C.  206. 

clerk,  appointment  and  duties,  C.  219. 
bond,  O.  44. 

to  pay  costs  taxed  into  city  treasury,  C.  224. 
salary,  O.  59. 

assistant  clerk,  C.  220. 


INDEX. 

Police  court,  assistant  clerk,  appointment  and  term,  0.  244. 
salary,  O.  59. 

prosecuting  attorney,  C.  221,  222. 
salary,  O.  59. 

special  prosecuting  attorney,  C.  223. 

messenger,  salary,  O.  59. 

witness  fees,  unclaimed,  O.  245. 

expenses  how  paid,  O.  242. 

rules  of  practice,  C.  217. 

form  of  complaint  in,  C.  225. 

appeal  from  judgment,  C.  208. 

may  adjourn  trials,  C.  216. 

may  bind  over,  C.  208. 

complaint,  arrest,  etc.,  C.  213. 

costs  and  fees  taxable,  C.  217. 

jurisdiction  over  Cedar  Hill  Cemetery,  C.  211. 

jurisdiction  over  Charter  Oak  Park,  C.  209. 

jurisdiction  over  penalties  fire  telegraph,  C.  173. 

may  punish  violation  of  ordinances,  C.  226. 

jurisdiction  over  penalties  imposed  by  ordinance,  C.  167,  169. 

jurisdiction  re  parks,  C.  69. 

may  issue  process  without  presentment,  C.  213. 

may  commit  to  reform  school,  C.  218. 

suspension  of  judgment,  C.  215. 

may  enforce  penalties  of  water  board,  C.  53. 

jurisdiction  of  offenses  against  water  works,  C.  61,  212. 
Police  department,  right  to  establish,  C.  166. 

composition  of  force^  0.  190. 

appointments,  removals,  etc.,  O.  191. 

members  to  reside  in  city,  O.  192. 

members  to  have  no  other  business,  O.  193. 

penalty  for  members  receiving  gifts,  O.  195. 

leave  of  absence  for  members,  O.  198. 
for  supernumeraries,  O.  200. 

vacations,  O.  199. 

salaries,  0.  57. 

payment  of,  O.  197. 

regulation  of  outside  service  of  members,  O.  194. 

duty  re  orders  of  health  board,  O.  255. 

to  assist  health  boUrd  re  milk,  O.  269. 

duty  re  nuisances  relating  to  highways,  O.  445. 

duty  re  snow  and  ice,  O.  449. 

to  report  violation  of  public  carriage  ordinance,  0.  435. 

arrests  without  warrant  in  parks,  C.  69. 

veteran  reserve,  C.  232. 


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40 


INDEX. 


Policemen,  qualification  and  oath,  0.  209. 

discipline,  0.  210. 

to  attend  fires,  O.  208. 

powers,  O.  201. 

duties,  O.  207. 

duty  to  assist  and  report  to  sealer  of  weights,  0.  28. 

special,  provision  for,  C.  22. 
Police  power  of  mayor,  O.  211. 

of  officers  of  fire  department,  O.  170. 
Police  station,  officer  in  charge  may  take  bonds  for  appearance,  C.  227. 

in  whose  charge,  0.  206. 
Political  composition  of  various  boards,  C.  99. 
Polling  places,  selection  by  selectmen,  O.  40. 
Polls,  how  long  open  at  city  and  ward  meetings,  0.  3. 
Pope  Park,  power  to  lay  out  highway  in,  C.  151. 
Porch  line,  power  to  establish,  C.  115. 

Port  warden,  right  to  regulate  election  and  duties  of,  C.  166. 
Posting,  bills,  etc.,  nuisance,  0.  441. 
Posts,  strength,  O.  366. 

in  cellars,  O.  336. 

in  street,  nuisance,  0.  441. 
See  Columns. 
Poultry,  license  to  keep,  0.  277. 
Pounds,  powers  re,  of  selectmen,  O.  40. 
Powers,  general,  of  city,  C.  3. 
limitations,  C.  4. 

as  to  penalties,  C.   167,  169. 

of  common  council  re  ordinances,  C.  168,  166. 

to  enforce  ordinances  by  penalties,  C.  167,  169. 
re  streams,  C.  123. 

of  committee  on  abatement  of  assessments,  C.  94. 

of  building  inspector  to  enter  buildings,  O.  321. 

of  charity  board,  C.  64,  O.  309. 

of  collector,  C.  29. 

of  commission  on  city  plan,  C.  97. 

of  town  clerk,  C.  24. 

of  controller,  C.  33. 

of  corporation  counsel,  O.  239. 

of  fire  board,  O.  163-167. 

of  health  board,  C.  62,  O.  253. 

re  inspection  of  milk,  O.  260. 
to  examine  milk  measures,  O.  273. 

of  marsrhal,  C.  23. 

of  mayor,  C.  18. 

of  moderators,  to  preserve  order  at  meetings,  O.  5. 


INDEX.  41 

Powers  of  park  board,  C.  67,  69. 

of  police  board,  O.  187. 

of  policemen,  O.  201. 

of  prosecuting  attorney  of  police  court,  C.  222. 

of  common  council  re  public  works,  C.  112. 

of  selectmen,  C.  38,  O.  40. 

of  street  board,  C.  105,  O.  109. 

of  committee  on  abatement  of  taxes,  C.  44, 

of  town  oflBcers  in  general,  C.  46. 

of  treasurer,  C.  25. 

of  water  board,  C.  49. 

of  ways  and  means  committee  limited,  C.  91. 

of  sealer  of  weights  and  measures  to  enter,  O.  27. 

of  water  board  to  regulate  charges,  O.  235. 
See  General  Powees. 
President  of  common  council  board,  right  to  vote,  0.  14. 

of  health  board,  O.  248. 

may  cancel  milk  licenses,  O.  271. 

of  water  board,  O.  231. 
Presiding  officer  of  town  and  city  meetings,  C.  17. 
Printing,  O.  85. 

Printing  committee,  duties,  O.  85. 
Privy,  nuisance,  O.  278. 

certain  buildings  to  have,  penalty,  O.  286. 

regulation,  0.  278. 
Procedure,  in  appeals,  C.  131. 

in  city  court,  C.  195. 

to  condemn  land  for  sewerage  purposes,  C.  135. 

in  issuing  park  bonds,  C.  72.  • 

in  condemnation  by  park  board,  C.  80. 

in  paying  bills  by  park  board,  C.  73. 

rules  of,  in  police  court,  C.  217. 

in  laying  out  public  works,  C.  117,  Ordinances,  Chapter  VII. 

in  making  assessment  for  cost  of  street  sprinkling,  0.  151. 

diversion  of  streams,  C.  120. 

in  taking  streams,  C.  124. 

in  condemnation  of  streams,  C.  125. 

leading  to  payment  in  diversion  of  streams,  C.  121. 

in  announcing  special  city  meeting,  O.  11. 

by  street  board  to  agree  on  price  of  land,  O.  94. 

to  expel  member  of  common  council  for  misfeasance,  O.  459. 

to  remove  city  officer  for  misfeasance,  O.  460. 
Process  in  police  court,  C.  213. 

police  court  may  issue  without  presentment,  C.  213. 

of  police  court,  policemen  to  serve,  O.  207. 

in  city  court,  service  and  return,  C.  192,  193. 


42 


INDEX. 


Procession,  right  to  regulate,  C.  166. 
Property  vested  in  city  by  charter,  C.  3. 

of  city,  right  to  control,  C.  166. 

of  city  to  be  insured,  O.  82. 
Prosecuting  attorney  of  police  court,  appointment  and  term,  C.  221,  222. 

salary,  O.  59. 

duty  re  nuisances  relating  to  highways,  O.  445. 
Prospect  Avenue,  assessments  for  improvements,  C.  149. 
Publication  of  ordinances,  C.  181. 
Public  buildings,  right  to  prevent  trespasses  in,  C.  166. 

penalty  for  injury,  0.  452. 
Public  buildings  committee  to  provide  sign-post  and  safes,  O.  43. 
Public  carriages,  right  to  regulate,  C.  166. 

definition,  0.  415. 

charges  for  carrying  baggage,  O.  426. 

cards  for  baggage,  what  to  contain,  O.  427. 

charges  for  carrying  passengers,  O.  428. 

cards  for  passenger  carriers,  what  to  contain,  O.  429. 

penalties,  O.  430. 

for  carrying  corpse,  etc.,  O.  432. 

may  not  be  used  for  street  advertising,  penalty,  O.  433,  434. 

conduct  of  drivers,  O.  425. 

duties  of  drivers,  O.  422. 

drivers  to  wear  badge,  O.  420. 

drivers  to  deliver  cards  to  passengers,  O.  421. 

to  be  numbered,  O.  420. 

licenses,  O.  416. 

to  non-resident,  0.  419. 
for  substitutes,  O.  418. 
Public  improvement.     See  Improvements. 
Public  stands  for  carriers  of  baggage,  O.  424. 

for  carriers  of  passengers,  O.  423. 
Public  weighers,  right  to  regulate  election  and  duties  of,  C.  166. 
Public  works,  right  to  lay  out,  etc.,  C.  166. 

right  to  carry  out  powers  re,  C.  166. 

power  of  common  council  re,  C.  112. 

by  city  in  bridge  district,  C.  153. 

cost  of  to  be  ascertained  before  laid  out,  C.  117. 

must  be  referred  to  street  board,  C.  118. 
See  Prospect  Avenue. 
Punishment  of  violation  of  ordinances,  C.  226. 

Qualifications  of  officers  of  common  council  board,  O.  14, 
of  building  inspector  and  deputy,  O.  318. 
of  engineers  of  fire  engines,  O.  176. 


INDEX.  43 

Qualifications  of  policemen,  0.  209. 
Quorum  of  board  of  canvassers,  O.  9. 

in  meetings  of  park  board,  C.  68. 

in  meetings  of  water  board,  C.  50. 

Booing  in  street,  nuisance,  0.  441. 
Rag-pickers,  license,  fee  and  regulation,  0.  216,  217. 
when  to  expire,  O.  220. 

to  wear  badge,  0.  221. 
Rate  bill,  C.  32. 
Rate-maker,  appointment  and  term,  O.  437. 

salary,  O.  65. 

of  town  abolished,  C.  32. 
Ratification  of  acts  of  committee  on  abatement  of  taxes,  C.  45. 
'Real  property,  right  of  city  to  purchase,  hold  and  convey,  C.  3. 

of  city,  right  to  control,  C.  166, 

how  conveyed,  O.  79. 

of  city,  collector  may  sell  when  title  gained  by  foreclosure,  Appendix. 
Reapportionment  of  appraisals  and  assessments  after  appeal,  C.  132. 
Receipts  by  treasurer,  O.  77. 
Recorder  of  city  court,  C.  185. 

term  and  salary,  C.  186,  O.  59. 

may  appoint  justice  of  the  peace  as  substitute,  C.  187. 

to  try  city  officer  for  misfeasance,  O.  460. 
See  Judge. 
Records  to  be  kept  by  town  clerk,  C.  24. 

powers  re  index  of  selectmen,  O.  40. 

to^vn  clerk  to  keep  in  repair,  O.  41. 

of  common  council,  O.  17. 

to  be  kept  by  certain  committees  of  common  council,  O.  22. 

of  licenses  for  amusements,  O.  409. 

of  sewers  by  city  engineer,  0.  140. 

of  charity  board,  O.  309. 

of  licenses  to  keep  explosives,  O.  398. 

of  fire  department,  O.  165. 

of  chief  of  fire  department,  O.  168. 

of  milk  licenses,  O.  267. 

of  park  board,  C.  68. 

of  police  department,  0.  202. 

of  licenses  by  chief  of  police,  O.  222. 

of  licenses  for  public  carriages,  O.  417. 

of  street  board,  C.  104,  O.  109. 

of  permits  to  carry  concealed  weapons,  O.  224. 

of  sealer  of  iveights  and  measures,  O.  26. 
Reduction  of  assessments,  C.  119,  127. 
Reform  scJiool,  police  court  may  commit  to,  C.  218. 


44  INDEX. 

Register  of  corporation  counsel,  O.  240. 

of  water  board,  O.  236. 
Registers,  specifications,  O.  356. 
Registrar  of  vital  statistics,  C.  41. 

fees,  C.  41. 
Registrars  of  voters,  election  and  term,  C.  11. 

duties,  C.  14. 

salaries,  0.  63. 

deputies,  compensation,  O.  63. 
Registration  of  electors,  C.  14. 
Regulation  of  boot-blacks,  O.  219. 

of  rag-pickers,  O.  217. 

of  vessels  carrying  explosives,  0.  393,  394. 
Regulations  in  fire  department,  0.  165. 

in  certain  licenses,  O.  294. 
See  Rules. 
Relief,  Board  of,  salaries,  0.  65. 
Relief  fund,  firemen's,  sources,  C.  228. 

policemen's,  C.  232. 
Removal  of  voters  from  one  ward  to  another,  C.  13. 

of  city  officers  for  misfeasance,  C.  166,  O.  458. 

from  boards,  C.  101. 

from  health  board,  O.  247. 

in  police  department,  O.  191. 

of  building  inspector,  O.  328. 

of  obstruction  in  street,  0.  444.  ' 

of  building  through  street,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
Rent,  office,  O.  71. 
Rents,  collector  to  collect,  O.  80. 
Report  of  committee  on  abatement  of  taxes,  C.  44. 

of  building  inspector,  O.  326. 

of  charity  board,  O.  315. 

by  collector  to  council,  C.  31. 

to  collector  of  abatement  of  tax  or  assessment,  C.  30. 

of  controller,  O.  74. 

of  corporation  counsel,   O.   240. 

of  electrical  inspectors,  O.  171,  172. 

by  board  of  finance  re  school  tax,  C.  90. 

of  chief  of  fire  department,  O.  168. 

of  forester,  O.  157. 

of  health  board,  O.  252. 

of  clerk  of  health  board,  C.  41. 

of  births  by  clerk  of  health  board,  O.  308. 

of  deaths  by  clerk  of  health  board,  O.  307. 

of  health  officers  to  prosecuting  attorney,  0.  130. 


INDEX.  45 

Report  of  park  board,  C.  68. 

by  physicians  of  contagious  diseases,  O.  275. 

of  chief  of  police,  O.  202. 

of  street  board,  C.  106. 

of  treasurer,  C.  28. 

by  trustees  of  firemen's  relief  fund,  C.  231. 

of  street  board  on  public  improvement,  O.  90. 

when  made  to  common  council  after  assessment,  0.  96. 
what  to  contain,  O.  97. 
re  street  sprinkling,  0.  152. 

by  oflScer  in  attendance  at  theater,  O.  389. 

of  water  board,  O.  233. 

of  sealer  of  weights  and  measures,  O.  33. 
monthly,  O.  30. 
to  prosecuting  attorney,  0.  28. 
Reservation  of  questions  for  supreme  court,  C.  202. 
Reservoirs,  right  to  build  in  Avon,  Farmington  and  Bloomfield,  C.  56. 

right  to  build  in  West  Hartford,  C.  55. 

right  to  utilize  Salmon  Brook,  C.  58. 
Residence  in  ward  as  qualification  to  vote,  C.  13. 

of  policemen,  O.  192. 
Resistance  to  officers,  right  to  provide  penalties,  C.  166. 

to  officer,  penalty,  O.  212. 

to  officers  clearing  streets  of  obstructions,  nuisance,  0.  441. 
Resolution  for  improvement  to  be  advertised,  0.  88. 

to  contain  what,  O,  89. 

to  be  referred  to  street  board,  O.  90. 
Retirement  into  veteran  reserve,  C.  233. 
Return  of  process  to  city  court,  C.  192,  193. 
to  police  court,  C.  213. 

of  warrants  for  special  city  and  council  meetings,  O.  11. 
Revision  of  ordinances,  power  to  make,  C.  182. 
Revocation  of  licenses  to  keep  explosives,  O.  398. 

for  public  carriages,  0.  417. 
Rewards  for  conviction  of  criminals,  C.  179. 

chief  of  police  may  offer,  O.  229. 
Riots,  right  to  prevent,  C.  166. 

River,  regulation  of  vessels  carrying  explosives  on  Connecticut,  0.  394. 
Rock-face  work,  specifications,  O.  340. 
Roofs,  construction  in  fire  limits,  0.  375. 

not  to  extend  across  party  wall,  O.  375. 

strength,  O.  365. 

adjoining  street,  snow  on,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
Ruhhish,  definition,  O.  127. 

how  kept,  not  mingled,  O.  125. 


46 


INDEX. 


Rubbish,  penalty  re  keeping,  0.  128. 

street  board  to  regulate  removal,  O.  126. 

depositing  in  highway,  nuisance,  O.  441. 

accumulation,  nuisancej  0.  278. 
Rules  of  charity  board,  0.  314. 

of  firemen's  relief  fund,  C.  231. 

of  health  board,  C.  63,  O.  253. 

power  of  park  board  to  make,  C.  68,  69. 

power  of  water  board  to  make,  C.  53. 
See  Regulations. 

Safes,  public  buildings  committee  to  provide,  O.  43. 
Salaries,  right  to  prescribe,  C.  166. 

of  messenger  of  board  of  aldermen,  0.  53. 

of  clerk  of  common  council  board,  O.  53. 

of  messenger  of  common  council  board,  O.  53. 

of  officers  of  common  council  chosen  to  fill  vacancies,  O.  12,  13. 

how  paid,  C.  34. 

when  paid,  0.  83. 

of  members  of  committee  on  abatement  of  taxes,  C.  43. 

of  assessors,  O.  65. 

of  clerk  of  assessors  and  board  of  relief,  0.  65. 

of  bacteriologist,  O.  60. 

of  building  department,  0.  62. 

of  building  inspector,  O.  62. 

of  deputy  building  inspector,  O.  62. 

of  clerk  of  building  department,  0.  62. 

of  charity  department,  O.  61. 

of  superintendent  of  charities,  0.  61. 

of  clerk  of  charity  board,  O.  61. 

of  assistant  clerk  of  charity  board,  O.  61. 

of  city  clerk,  0.  52. 

of  city  clerk's  clerk,  O.  52. 
"    of  collector,  O.  52. 

of  collector's  clerks,  O.  52. 

of  controller,  0.  52. 

of  controller's  clerk,  O.  52. 

of  corporation  counsel,  0.  59. 

of  recorder  of  city  court,  C.  186,  0.  59. 

of  clerk  of  city  court,  C.  189,  0.  59. 

of  messenger  of  city  court,  0.  59. 

of  election  officers,  0.  63. 

of  electrical  inspectors,  O.  56. 

in  department  of  engineering,  C.  Ill,  0.  55. 

in  fire  department,  O.  56. 


INDEX. 

Salaries  in  health  department,  O.  60. 

of  clerk  of  board  of  health,  C.  41. 

of  superintendent  of  health,  O.  60. 

of  assistant  clerk  of  health  board,  O.  60. 

of  investigator  of  charity  board,  O.  61. 

of  janitors,  O.  70. 

of  city  marshal,  O.  52. 

of  mayor,  O.  52. 

of  mayor's  stenographer,  O.  52. 

of  medical  inspectors,  O.  60. 

of  city  physician,  O.  61. 

of  plumbing  inspector,  O.  60. 

in  police  department,  O.  57. 

of  police  force,  how  paid,  O.   197. 

of  judge  of  police  court,  O.  59. 

of  associate  judge  of  police  court,  O.  59. 

of  clerk  of  police  court,  O.  59. 

of  assistant  clerk  of  police  court,  O.  59. 

of  messenger  of  police  court,  O.  59. 

of  prosecuting  attorney  of  police  court,  O.  59. 

of  rate-maker,  O.  65. 

of  registrars  of  voters,  O.  63. 

of  clerk  of  registrars  of  voters,  O.  63. 

of  members  of  board  of  relief,  C.  42,  O.  65. 

of  clerk  of  selectmen,  0.  52. 

of  street  board  and  officers,  O.  54. 

of  superintendent  of  schools,  O,  66. 

of  tax  officers,  O.  65. 

of  town  clerk,  O.  52. 

of  assistant  town  clerk,  O.  52. 

of  treasurer,  O.  52. 

of  treasurer's  clerk,  O.  52. 

of  truant  officer,  O.  66. 

of  president  of  water  board,  O.  58. 

of  sealer  of  weights  and  measures,  O.  67. 

of  clerk  of  sealer  of  weights  and  measures,  0.  67. 

of  officers  elected  to  fill  vacancies,  O.  13. 
See  Compensation. 
Sale  of  land  under  assessment,  O.  106. 

of  property  taken  on  foreclosure,  Appendix. 
Salmon  Brook,  right  of  water  board  to  use,  C.  58. 

proceedings  to  condemn  land  to  use,  C.  58. 
Sanitary  measures,  power  to  enact,  C.  175. 
Schools,  general  tax  for,  C.  87. 
School  districts,  assessments  may  be  made  against,  C.  147. 

chairmen  to  make  estimate  for  board  of  finance,  C.  88. 
22 


47 


^^  INDEX. 

School  officers,  salaries,  O.  6G. 

School  taxes,  collector  to  collect,  O.  19. 

School  visitors,  election  and  term,  C.  11. 

Screws,  placing  in  street,  nuisance,  O.  441. 

Scuttles  on  certain  buildings,  O.  374. 

Seal,  right  of  city  to  have,  change  or  alter,  C.  3. 

of  city  on  transfers  of  personal  property,  O.  81. 
on  conveyances  of  real  property,  O.  70. 
Sealer  of  weights  and  measures,  right  to  regulate  election  and  duties  of, 
C.  166. 

appointment,  term,  and  duties,  O.  25. 

salary,  0.  G7. 

duty  to  inspect  annually,  O.  2G,  27. 

to  give  certificate,  O.  26. 

power  to  enter,  O.  27. 

records,  O.  26. 

report,  O.  33. 

monthly,  0.  30. 

may  appoint  clerk,  0.  25. 

to  seal  charcoal  baskets,  O.  31. 

to  be  special  constable,  O.  36, 

to  seal  boxes  for  kindling  wood,  0.  38. 

not  to  inspect  measures  for  milk,  O.  34. 

right  to  assistance  and  reports  from  police.  O.  28. 

report  to  prosecuting  attorney,  O.  28. 

to  stamp  result  of  inspection,  0.  29. 
Seats  in  theaters,  0.  382. 

Secretary  of  firemen's  relief  fund,  duties,  C.  231. 
Selectmen,  election  and  term,  C.  12. 

general  powers,  C.  38. 

additional  powers,  O.  40. 

compensation,  C.  38,  O.  64. 

meeting  re  admission  of  electors,  C.  39. 

other  duties,  C.  40. 

certain  powers  transferred  to  charity  board,  C.  64. 

duty  de  town  records  taken  away,  O.  41. 

town  clerk  to  be  clerk,  0.  42. 

salary  of  clerk,  O.  52. 

public  buildings  committee  given  powers  of.  O.  43. 
Service  of  process  in  city  court,  C.  192,  193. 

penalty  for  neglect  to  make,  C.  194, 

of  process  of  police  court,  C.  213. 

of  warrants  for  special  meeting  of  common  council.  O.  11, 
Set-off  of  benefits  and  damages,  C.  133. 
Sewers,  right  to  lay  out,  etc.,  C.  166. 

assessments  for,  how  collected/ C.  137. 


INDEX.  49 


Sewers,  assessments  for  maintenance,  C.  136. 

powers  of  common  council  re,  C.  112. 

condemnation  of  land  for,  C.  134. 

limited  power  to  order  in  Addition  of  1881,  C.  5. 

must  be  referred  to  street  board,  C.  118. 

West  Hartford  may  connect  with,  C.  139. 

Wethersfield  may  connect  with,  C.  140. 

Benton  Street,  C.  236. 

city  engineer  to  supervise  construction,  O.   140. 

license  to  connect  to,  O.  136. 

pouring  gasoline  into,  nuisance,  O.  441. 

exhausting  steam  into,  nuisance,  0.  441. 
See  Franklin  Avenue,  Improvement. 
Shrubbery,  injuring,  nuisance,  0.  441. 
Sidewalks,  powers  of  common  council  re,  C.   112. 

must  be  referred  to  street  board,  C.  118. 

limited  power  to  order  laid  in  Addition  of  1881,  C.  5. 

street  board  to  lay  and  repair  when,  O.  107. 

owned  by  city,  street  board  to  care  for,  O.  450. 

snow  and  ice,  O.  446. 
penalty,  O.  447. 

street  board  to  clear  off  snow  and  ice  when,  0.  448. 

license  to  lay,  0.  441. 

breaking,  nuisance,  O.  441. 

trees  in  without  license,  nuisance,  O.  441. 

drawing  vehicles  along,  nuisance,  O.  441. 

wheelbarrow  on,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
See  Improvement. 
Sign  of  keeper  of  explosives,  O.  395. 

in  street,  how  placed,  0.  441. 
Signpost,  public  buildings  committee  to  provide,  O.  43. 
Sills,  size,  O.  370. 

how  bolted  to  brickwork,  O.  350. 
Sinks,  right  to  regulate  location,  C.  166. 
Sinking  fund,  controller  to  examine,  O.  75. 
Slaughter  house,  license  to  keep  and  regulation,  0.  282. 
Sted,  without  bells  in  street,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
Sleigh,  without  bells  in  street,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
Smoke-pipes,  specifications,  O.  352. 
Snow,  collection  of  expense  of  clearing  off,  C.  156. 

duty  of  police  department,  O.  449. 

street  board  to  clear  off  when,  O.  448. 

duty  to  remove,  O.  446. 

penalty,  re,  O.  447. 

allowing  to  accumulate  on  roof,  nuisance,  O.  441. 


50 


INDEX. 


Soap-making,  license,  O.  293. 

penalty,  re,  O.  295. 
Soldiers  and  Sailors  Monument,  appropriation  validated,  C.  236. 
South  Meadows,  tax  limited,  C.  4. 

Special  prosecuting  attorney,  appointment  and  compensation,  C.  223. 
Special  policemen,  appointment,  C.  22. 
Specifications  for  buildings,  0.  332-352. 

for  heating  system  and  piping,  O.  353-363. 
Speed,  on  streets,  right  to  regulate,  C.  166. 

of  vehicles  limited,  O.  441. 
Spitting,  penalty,  O.  455. 
Sprinklers,  in  theaters,  O.  387. 
Sprinkling  streets,  C.  150,  0.  150-154. 
Sprinkling  carts,  power  of  street  board  to  buy,  O.*  150. 
Stage  of  theater,  how  constructed,  O.  384. 
Stagnant  ivater,  common  council  may  order  drained,  C.  112. 

orders  of  health  board  de,  O.  284. 
Stairs  in  theaters,  O.  380,  381. 

Stamp  of  sealer  of  weights  and  measures  on  inspection,  O.  29. 
Stands,  public,  for  carriers  of  baggage,  O.  424. 

for  carriers  of  passengers,  O.  423. 
Stand-pipes  in  theaters,  O.  387. 
State,  assessments  may  be  made  against,  C.  147. 
Steam  boilers,  right  to  regulate  location  of,  C.  166. 

inspection  and  regulation,  O.  357,  359. 

exhausting  into  sewer^  nuisance,  O.  441. 
Steam-pipes,  regulation,  O.  360. 
Stirrup-irons,  requirement,  O.  366. 
Stop-cocks,  outside  of  certain  buildings,  O.  362. 
Streams,  general  powers  of  common  council  re,  C.  123. 

may  be  diverted,  C.  120. 

eminent  domain  power  re,  C.  125. 

procedure  in  taking,  C.  124. 

limitation  on  liability  for  diversion,  C.  122. 

payment  for  diversion,  C.  121. 

obstructing,  nuisance,  O.  278. 
Streets,  right  to  lay  out,  etc.,  C.  166. 

right  to  regulate  width,  C.  166. 

power  of  common  council  re,  C.  112. 

must  be  referred  to  street  board,  C.  118. 

limited  power  to  order  in  Addition  of  1881,  C.  5. 

not  to  be  excavated  without  notice  to  street  board,  C.  158. 

water  board  need  give  no  notice  before  excavating.  C.  159. 

penalty  for  excavating  without  notice,  C.  158. 

to  be  not  less  than  40  feet  wide,  C.  154. 


INDEX. 

Streets,  bounds,  0.  148. 

drain-layer  must  have  permit  to  excavate,  O.  139. 

power  of  street  board  re  excavation,  O.  141, 

to  be  paved,  restrictions  on  laying  pipes,  etc.,  O.  114. 

may  be  freed  from  obstruction,  O.  440. 

expense  of  removal  of  obstruction,  O.  444. 

to  be  sprinkled,  0.  150. 

power  of  common  council  to  sprinkle,  C.  150. 

assessment  for  sprinkling,  O.  151. 

street  board  may  sprinkle  additional,  O.  153. 

children  may  not  sell  on,  in  evening,  O.  412. 
penalty,  O.  413. 

superintendent  of,  C.   104. 

bonfire  in,  nuisance,  O.  441. 

throwing  dirty  water  in,  nuisance,  0.  278. 

distribution  of  hand-bills,  etc.,  on,  nuisance,  0.  441. 

placing  nails,  etc.,  in,  nuisance,  O.  441. 

opening  without  license,  nuisance,  O.  441. 

racing  in,  nuisance,  0.  441.  ' 

license  to  carry  on  trade  in,  O.  441. 
See  Improvements,  Capitol  Avenue,  Benton  Street. 
Street  advertising,  public  carriages  may  not  be  used  for,  O.  433. 

penalty,  O.  434. 
Street  commissioners,  right  to  regulate  elation  and  duties  of,  C.  166. 

appointment,  C.  98,  103. 

composition,  C.  103. 

compensation,  C.  103,  O.  54. 

clerk,  C.   104. 

records,  C.  104. 

report,  C.   106. 

disqualification,  C.  107. 

general  powers  and  duties,  C.  105. 

power  re  assessments,  C.  116. 

to  assess  cost  of  maintenance  of  sewerage  system,  C.  136. 

matters  concerning  public  works  must  be  submitted,  C.  118. 

vote  for  improvement  to  be  referred  to,  0.  90. 

to  regulate  excavation  of  streets,  C.  158,  O.  141. 

to  record  certificate  of  lien  for  certain  assessments,  C.   126. 

to  select  streets  to  be  paved,  C.  144. 

may  order  pipes,  etc.,  relaid  in  streets  to  be  paved,  C.  145. 

right  to  order  private  gas-pipes  relaid,  C.  160. 

to  record  certificates  of  liens,  C.  119. 

may  divert  streams,  C.  120. 

to  conform  to  orders  of  common  council  re  public  works,  O.  108. 

powers  and  monthly  reports,  O.  109. 

to  keep  record  of  complaints,  O.  109. 


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52 


INDEX. 


Street  commission's,  salaries  of  officers..  O.  54. 

when  to  report  to  common  council  after  assessment,  O.  96. 

report  after  assessment,  what  to  contain,  O.  97. 

to  regulate  removal  of  ashes  and  rubbish,  O.  126. 

to  place  bounds  of  streets,  O.  148. 

to  indicate  streets  to  be  bounded,  O.  149. 

to  aid  corporation  counsel  in  appeals  from  assessments,  O.  95. 

to  license  drain-layers,  O.   137. 

may  revoke  drain-layers'  license,  O.  142. 

to  appoint  forester,  O.   156. 

to  regulate  removal  of  garbage,  O.  124. 

to  license  carriers  of  garbage,  O.  129. 

president  to  call  joint  meetings,  when,  0.  123. 

with  health  board  to  remove  filth,  O.  122. 

to  report  after  hearing  on  public  improvement,  O.  90. 

to  agree  on  price  for  land  taken  or  damaged,  O.  94. 

procedure  when  no  agreement  can  be  reached,  O.  95. 

to  appraise  damages  and  have  hearing  therefor,  O.  93. 

may  number  houses,  O.  110. 

to  give  hearing  before  numbering  houses,  O.  111. 

may  number  house  upon  neglect  of  owner,  O.  112. 

to  give  notice  of  intention  to  lay  improved  pavement,  0.  113. 

to  enforce  care  of  pavement  about  man-holes,  O,  144. 

to  lay  and  repair  sidewalks,  etc.,  when,  O.  107. 

to  clear  sidewalks  of  snow  and  ice,  O.  448. 

to  keep  sidewalks  owned  by  city  clear,  0.  450. 

to  designate  streets  to  be  sprinkled,  O.  150. 

may  sprinkle  additional  streets,  O.  153. 

authority  to  buy  sprinkling  carts  or  contract  for  sprinkling,  O.  150, 

to  report  assessments  for  sprinkling  to  common  council,  0.  153. 

to  care  for  trees,  O.  155. 

may  order  wires  underground  after  notice,  etc.,  O.  115. 

may  change  orders  re  underground  wires,  O.  119. 

may  extend  time  for  putting  wires  under  ground,  0.  120. 

may  allow  poles,  etc.,  to  remain  after  wires  are  under  ground,  O.  118. 

may  order  two  parties  to  join  in  putting  wires  under  ground,  O.  117. 

to  license  driving  animals  through  streets,  O.  441. 

to  approve  license  to  remove  building  through  street,  0.  441. 

to  license  placing  building  materials  in  street,  0.  441. 

to  license  cellarway  or  vault  in  street,  0.  441. 

to  license  excavation  of  street,  O.  441. 

to  authorize  placing  fences,  etc.,  O.  441. 

resisting  when  clearing  street  of  obstructions,  nuisance,  0.,  441. 

to  approve  license  to  open  street,  O.  441. 

to  license  the  laying  of  sidewalks  and  gutter  stones,  O.  441. 

to  license  setting  out  trees  in  sidewalks,  O.  441. 


INDEX.  53 

Street  line,  building  over,  nuisance,  O.  441. 

Street  sprinkling,  assessment  and  report  by  street  board,  O.  153. 

lien,  O.  154. 
Studding,  size,  O.  369. 
Substitutes  in  fire  department,  O.  174. 
Substitute  judge  of  police  court,  C.  206. 
Suit,  right  of  city  to  bring  and  defend,  C.  3. 

right  of  water  board  to  bring,  C.  53. 
Superintendent  of  charities,  appointment,  O.  310. 

duties,  O.  311. 

salary,  O.  61. 
Sliperintendent  of  health,  appointment  and  duties,  O.  249. 

salary,  0.  60. 
Superintendent  of  schools,  salary,  O.  66. 
Superintendent  of  streets,  may  repair  streets  after  drain  laid,  O.  138. 

salary,  O.  54. 
Supernumerary  policemen,  leave  of  absence,  0.  200. 

salaries,  O.  57. 

fund  for  payment,  O.  196. 
Surety  on  bonds,  C.  37. 
Suspension  of  building  inspector,  0.  328. 

of  members  of  fire  companies,  O.  164. 

in  police  department,  O.  191. 
Suspension  of  judgment  in  police  court,  C.  215. 
Swimming,  right  to  prevent,  C.  166. 
Swine,  nuisance,  O.  278. 

Taxation,  power  of,  C.  166. 

right  to  prescribe  mode  of,  C.  166. 
Taxes  in  general,  C.  4. 

right  to  prescribe  method  of  collection,  C.  166. 
annual,  how  laid,  0.  438. 
'  special,  how  laid,  O.  438. 
special,  for  parks,  C.  73. 
general,  for  schools,  C.  87. 

how  apportioned,  C.  87,  88,  89,  90. 
limited  on  North  and  South  Meadows,  C.  4. 

on  farm  property,  C.  4. 
abatement  of,  ratification  of  acts  of  committee  on,  C.  45. 
to  be  reported  to  collector,  C.  30. 
committee  on,  C.  43. 
duties,  C.  44. 
when  payable,  C.  29. 
interest  on  delinquent,  C.  29. 


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INDEX. 


Taxes,  park  property  exempted  from,  C.  71. 

poll  and  military,  to  be  collected  by  collector,  C.  31. 

due  town  transferred  to  city,  C.  32. 

collection,  0.  437. 

collector  to  collect  school,  O.  19. 

four-fold  on  certain  buildings,  O.  443. 

veteran  firemen's  house  exempted  from,  C.  234. 

sale  of  property  to  pay,  Appendix. 
Tax  list,  O.  436. 
Too?  officers,  salaries,  O.  65. 
Tie  vote,  new  election  in  case  of,  for  aldermen  and  councilmen,  C.  10. 

how  office  to  be  filled,  C.  47. 

right  of  president  of  common  council  board  to  vote  in  case  of,  O.  14. 
Terms  of  members  of  various  boards  to  be  designated,  C.  98. 

of  auditing  committee,  0.  76. 

of  building  inspector  and  deputy,  0.  318. 

of  members  of  common  council,  C.  10. 

of  committee  on  abatement  of  taxes,  C.  43. 

of  charity  commissioners,  C.  65. 

of  city  engineer,  C.  108. 

of  commission  on  city  plan,  C.  96. 

of  collector,  C.  9. 

of  constables,  C.  46. 

of  controller,  C.  9. 

of  corporation  counsel,  C.  36. 

of  board  of  finance,  C.  83. 

of  fire  board,  O.   159. 

of  marshal,  C.  9. 

of  mayor,  C.  9. 

of  park  board,  C.  67. 

of  police  board,  0.  185. 

of  judge  of  police  court,  C.  204. 

of  associate  judge  of  police  court,  C.  205. 

of  assistant  clerk  of  police  court,  0.  244. 

of  prosecuting  attorney,  C.  221. 

of  rate-maker,  0.  437. 

of  recorder  of  city  court,  C.  186. 

of  board  of  relief,  C.  42. 

of  treasurer,  C.  9. 

of  water  commissioners,  C.  48. 

of  sealer  of  weights  and  measures,  0.  25. 

of  officer  chosen  to  fill  unexpired  term,  C.  9. 
Theaters,  specifications,  O.  379-391. 

policing,  0.  389. 
Toivn  taxes  transferred  to  city,  C.  32. 
Town  clerk,  election  and  term,  C.  11. 


INDEX. 

Town  clerk,  duty  re  admission  of  electors,  C.  39. 

to  be  clerk  of  selectmen,  O.  42. 

salary,  0.  52. 

assistant,  salary,  0.  52. 

to  repair  town  records,  O.  41. 
Town  deposit  fund,  controller  to  examine,  O.  75- 
Town  meetings,  presiding  officer,  C.  17. 
Town  officers,  election,  C.  11. 

appointment,  C.  46. 
Trade,  right  to  regulate,  C.  166. 
Treasurer,  election,  C.  8. 

term,  C.  9. 

bond,  C.  25. 

general  powers,  C.  25. 

salary,  O.  52. 

to  pay  orders  of  controller,  C.  27. 

report,  C.  28. 

to  countersign  bonds  and  notes,  C.  28. 

right  to  appoint  clerks,  C.  26. 

to  prepare  park  bonds,  C.  81. 

to  sign  certificate  of  lien  for  removing  snow,  C.   156. 

trustee  of  firemen's  relief  fund,  C.  229. 

to  give  collector  receipts  in  duplicate,  O.  20. 

salary  of  clerk,  0.  52. 

to  keep  city  deeds,  O.  87. 

insurance  payable  to,  O.  82. 

to  execute  transfers  of  personal  property,  O.  81. 

how  to  apply  water  rents,  0.  78. 

duty  to  give  duplicate  receipts,  O.  77. 
Treatment  of  injured  firemen,  O.  184. 
Trees,  care  of,  in  highways,  C.  155. 

street  board  to  care  for,  O.  155. 

right  to  protect,  C.  166. 

license  to  set  out  in  sidewalks,  O.  441. 

injuring,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
Trespass,  penalty,  0.  452. 
Trials  in  police  court,  adjournment,  C.  216. 
Trout  Brook,  right  to  take  water  from,  C.  51,  52. 
Truant  officer,  salary,  0.  66. 
Truck  companies,  composition,  O.  173. 
Trustees  of  firemen's  relief  fund,  C.  229. 
Trust  property,  certain,  to  be  managed  by  park  board,  C.  7 
Turnpike  company,  city  may  repair  road  of,  C.  113. 

Underpinning,  specifications,  O.  346. 


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INDEX. 


Uniforms  of  fire  department,  O.  165. 

penalty  for  wrongfully  wearing,  O.  182. 

Vacancies  in  town  or  city  office,  how  filled,  C.  47. 

in  boards,  C.  100. 

meeting  of  common  council  to  fill,  O.  13. 
in  joint  convention,  O.  12. 

in  health  board,  O.  247. 

in  office  of  corporation  counsel,  C.  36. 

in  street  board,  C.  103, 

new  election  in  case  of,  O.  0. 
Vacation  in  police  department,  0.  199. 
Validating  acts,  C.  236. 

Vault,  in  street  without  license,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
Veal,  penalty  for  selling  immature,  O.  288. 
Vegetables  to  be  sold  by  dry  measure,  O.  35. 
Vehicles,  speed  of,  limited^  0.  441. 

regulation  on  streets,  0.  441. 
Ventilators  over  theater  stage,  O..  386. 
Veranda  line,  definition,  O.  99. 

power  to  establish,  C.  115. 

must  be  referred  to  street  board,  C.  118. 
See  Impbovement. 
Vessels  carrying  explosives  regulated,  O.  393,  394. 
Veteran  firemen,  house  exempted ,  from  taxation,  C.  234. 
Veteran  reserve  of  police  department,  C.  232. 

retirement  into,  C.  233. 
Vice,  right  to  prevent,  C.  166. 
Violation  of  ordinances,  misdemeanor,  C.  226. 
Vital  statistics,  Registrar  of,  C.  41. 
Vote,  residence  in  ward  required  to,  C.   13. 

for  public  improvement  to  be  advertised,  0.  88. 
to  contain  what,  O.  89. 
to  be  referred  to  street  board,  0.  90. 
Voters  preferred  for  city  employment,  O.  86. 
Voting,  penalty  for  illegal,  O.  7. 
Voting  districts,  C.  15. 

additional,  C.  16. 

in  Seventh  Ward,  O.  4. 
Voting  machines,  vote  on  validated,  C.  236. 

selectmen  to  have  charge  of,  0.  40. 
Wadsworth  Athenaeum,  appropriation  for,  C.   178. 
Walls,  how  anchored,  O.  348. 

between  stage  and  auditorium,  O.  384. 
Wards,  boundaries,  C.  7. 


INDEX. 


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Wards,  voting  districts  in  seventh,  O.  4. 

appointment  and  duties  of  clerks  of,  O.  8. 

compensation  of  clerks  of,  O.  63. 
Ward  meetings,  when  and  where  held,  O.  2. 

mayor  to  designate  place  of  holding,  O.  3. 

polls  at,  how  long  open,  O.  3. 
Warrants,  mayor  to  issue  warning  meetings,  O.  3. 

for  special  meetings  of  common  council,  O.   11. 

arrests  may  be  made  without,  C.  214. 

for  collection  of  certain  assessments,  C.  126. 

for  collection  of  taxes,  O.  437. 

for  taxes,  mayor  to  issue,  C.  29. 
Water,  board  to  regulate  charges,  etc.,  O.  235. 

liens  for  charges,  0.  238. 
Water  closets,  certain  buildings,  to  have,  penalty,  O.  286. 
Water  commissioners,  appointment,  C.  98,  48. 

general  powers  and  duties,  C.  49. 

term,  C.  48. 

composition  and  duties  of  board,  0.  230. 

duties,  reports  and  accounts,  O.  233. 

to  keep  register  and  account  to  common  council,  O.  236. 

deficit,  O.  237. 

right  to  furnish  water  to  Bloomfield,  C.  60. 
'  may  make  contracts,  O.  232. 

restriction  on  power  to  contract,  0.  235. 

collections,  O.  235. 

may  recover  treble  damages  for  trespass  to  property,  C.  61. 

duty  to  furnish  water  to  Granby,  C.  59. 

need  not  give  notice  before  excavating  street,  C.  159. 

right  to  provide  penalties,  C.  53. 

right  to  build  reservoirs  in  Avon,  Farmington  and  Bloomfield,  C.  56. 

right  to  build  reservoirs  in  West  Hartford,  C.  55. 

rules  and  regulations,  C.  53. 

right  to  take  Salmon  Brook,  C.  58. 

right  to  take  water  from  Trout  Brook,  C.  51,  52. 

may  supply  water  in  West  Hartford,  C.  52. 

duty  to  supply  water  to  West  Hartford,  C.  57. 

right  to  supply  water  to  Wethersfield,  C.  54.  ' 

watering  troughs,  O.  234. 

election  of  president,  O.  231. 

bond  of  president,  O.  44. 

salary  of  president,  O.  58. 
Water  fund,  water  board  to  care  for,  C.  50. 
Water  rents,  treasurer  to  apply  how,  O.  78. 


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INDEX. 


Watering  troughs,  water  board  to  care  for,  O.  284. 

Ways  and  means,  powers  of  committee  on,  limited,  C.  91. 

Weapons,  permit  to  carry  concealed,  O.  224. 

Weighers,  city,  right  to  regulate  appointment  and  bonds,  C.  166. 

city,  appointment  and  bonds,  O.  23. 

duties,  O.  24. 

fees,  O.  68. 
Weights  and  measures,  right  to  regulate,  C.  166. 

ordinances  de,  O.  25,  36. 

penalties  for  violating  provisions  re,  O.  32. 

sealer  of,  appointment,  term  and  duties,  O.  25. 
See  Sealer  of  Weights  and  Measures. 
West  Hartford,  right  to  build  reservoirs  in,  C.  55. 

may  connect  with  Hartford  sewers,  C.  139. 

justices,  not  afi'ected  as  to  Charter  Oak  Park,  C.  210. 

right  to  take  water  from  sources  in,  C.  51,  52. 

right  of  water  board  to  supply  water  in,  C.  52. 

right  to  water  supply  from  Hartford,  C.  57. 
Wethersfield,  right  to  extend  sewer  in,  C.  161. 

right  of  water  board  to  supply  water  in,  C.  54. 

may  connect  with  Hartford  sewers,  C.  140. 
Wharves,  power  of  common  council  re,  C.  113. 
Wheelha/rrow,  on  sidewalk,  nuisance,  O.  441. 
Width  of  highways,  right  to  regulate,  C.  1€6. 
Windsor,  part  ceded  to  Hartford,  C.  2. 
.  Wires,  how  installed,  O.  378.  » 

may  be  ordered  under  ground,  C.  157. 

street  board  may  order  under  ground,  O.  115. 

underground,  street  board  may  order  two  parties  to  join  in  puttings 
O.  117. 

penalty  re,  O.  120. 
trolley  wires  excepted,  O.  121. 
Witnesses,  imclaimed  fees  in  police  court,  O.  245. 

in  police  court,  duty  of  captain  to  summon,  O.  203. 
Workhouse,  power  to  establish,  C.  66. 

Zion  Bill  Cemetery,  may  replot  Mount  Pleasant  Addition,  C.  235. 


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